London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hammersmith 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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Publicity for immunisation procedures continued in all clinics and in general practitioners' surgeries during
the year, in the form of posters and leaflets which were varied from time to time.
The following tables show details of the numbers of persons protected against diphtheria, tetanus,
whooping cough, smallpox, poliomyelitis and measles during 1972.
TABLE I
Completed Primary Courses - Number of Persons under age 16.
| YEAR OF BIRTH | Others under Age 16 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Vaccine or dose. | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1965-68 | ||
| 1. Quadruple B.T.P.P. | - | - - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Triple B.T.P. | 122 | 1,213 | 199 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 1,586 |
| 3. Diphtheria/Pertussis | - | 4 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus | 6 | 109 | 30 | 12 | 137 | 23 | 317 |
| 5. Diphtheria | - | 19 | 2 | - | - | - | 21 |
| 6. Pertussis | 1 | 13 | 5 | - | - | - | 19 |
| 7. Tetanus | 4 | - | - | 2 | 38 | 44 | |
| 8. Salk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sabin | 120 | 1,345 | 212 | 36 | 191 | 98 | 2,002 |
| 10. Measles | 31 | 974 | 422 | 83 | 84 | 14 | 1,608 |
| 11. Lines 1+2+3+4+5 (Diphtheria) | 128 | 1,345 | 231 | 41 | 167 | 28 | 1,940 |
| 11. Lines 1+2+3+6 (Whooping cough) | 123 | 1,230 | 204 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 1,621 |
| 13. Lines 1+2+4+7 (Tetanus) | 128 | 1,326 | 229 | 41 | 160 | 63 | 1,947 |
| 14. Lines 1+8+9 (Polio) | 120 | 1,345 | 212 | 36 | 191 | 98 | 2,002 |
No. given by Borough Medical Officers 3,459
No. given by General Practitioners 2,154
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