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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Immunising materials normally used at the clinics and in the schools
are A.P.T. in two doses of 0.5 c.c. at one month's interval for primary
treatment and 1 c.c. T.A.F. for reinforcing injections.
During 1948, 1,059 residents were immunised as follows:—
| Age at Year End. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | ||
| At Council Clinics | 45 | 609 | 65 | 18 | 12 | 4 | - | 753 |
| In Carshalton Schools | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 178 | 28 | 214 |
| Private Practitioners | 9 | 76 | 23 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 110 |
| 54 | 685 | 88 | 21 | 19 | 182 | 28 | 1077 | |
| Less outward transfers | 2 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 26 | 3 | 42 |
| Plus inward transfers | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 5 | 24 |
| Carshalton Residents | 53 | 679 | 88 | 21 | 18 | 170 | 30 | 1059 |
A further 972 children received reinforcing treatment in the area.
Allowing for inward and outward transfers, the figure for Carshalton
residents so treated, was 948.
The number of children immunised against diphtheria is now over 80% and is higher than ever before. The position with regard to immunisation at the year end was as follows:—
| Age at 31.12.48, i.e., Born in Year | Under 1 1941. | 1 1947. | 2 1946. | 3 1945. | 4 1944. | 5 to 9 1939/ 43. | 10 to 14 1934/ 38. | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Immunised | 55 | 766 | 860 | 687 | 781 | 3879 | 4958 * | 11986 |
| Estimated mid-year population, 1948 | 4700 | 9580 | 14280 | |||||
| Percentage done | 67% | 92% | 81% | |||||