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Carshalton 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Whooping Cough Vaccination
Arrangements for vaccination against whooping cough, like other
immunising schemes, is the responsibility of the County Council. The
practice has continued to grow until now a good two thirds of the children
under 5 years of age have been protected.
The number of children vaccinated during the year was 496.
The number of cases and the percentage of pre-school children vaccinated at the beginning of each year since 1950 was as follows:—
| Year | Percentage of children vaccinated | Cases | Year | Percentage of children vaccinated | Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | — | 384 | 1957 | 61 | 75 |
| 1951 | — | 471 | 1958 | 62 | 41 |
| 1952 | — | 98 | 1959 | 64 | 32 |
| 1953 | 6 | 345 | 1960 | 66 | 81 |
| 1954 | 22 | 154 | 1961 | 69 | 69 |
| 1955 | 36 | 101 | 1962 | 70 | 18 |
| 1956 | 47 | 73 |
TABLE 13
WHOOPING COUGH—WARD INCIDENCE AND
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1962 (Excluding hospital patients non-resident in Carshalton)
| 1962 | Ward | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | St. Helier South | St. Helier West | North-East | Northwest | Central | South-East | Southwest | ||
| January | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| February | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| March | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| April | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| May | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| June | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| July | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| August | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| September | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| October | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| December | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| Monthly Mean | — | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 1.5 |
| Case rate per 1,000 population | — | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.56 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.46 | 0.57 | 0.31 |
Meningococcal Infection
No case of this nature was reported.
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