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
Kensington and Chelsea 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Immunisation.
| Quarter Ended | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st Mar. | 30th June | 30th Sept. | 31st Dec. | Total | ||||||
| 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | |
| Complete Primary | ||||||||||
| Smallpox primary vaccination | 13 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 88 | 32 |
| Immunisation: | ||||||||||
| Triple | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 |
| Diph. Tetanus | 93 | 38 | 131 | 79 | 43 | 28 | 49 | 74 | 316 | 219 |
| Diph. | 2 | 35 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 82 |
| Tetanus | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 14 | - | 3 | 28 | 35 |
| Polio: | ||||||||||
| Salk | 8 | 20 | - | 10 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 34 |
| Sabin (oral) | 167 | 231 | 70 | 361 | 138 | 193 | 99 | 165 | 474 | 950 |
| Reinforcing | ||||||||||
| Smallpox revacci-nation | 10 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 10 | 3 | - | 89 | 23 |
| Immunisation: | ||||||||||
| Triple | 44 | 39 | 25 | 58 | 51 | 63 | 15 | 14 | 135 | 174 |
| Diph. Tetanus | 445 | 317 | 546 | 359 | 445 | 283 | 388 | 157 | 1,824 | 1,116 |
| Diph. | 87 | 254 | 131 | 324 | 52 | 83 | 24 | 135 | 294 | 796 |
| Tetanus | 8 | 1 | 5 | - | 12 | - | 9 | 5 | 34 | 6 |
| Polio: | ||||||||||
| Salk | 6 | 9 | 4 | 14 | - | 18 | - | 4 | 10 | 45 |
| Sabin (oral) | 367 | 537 | 315 | 592 | 352 | 190 | 346 | 325 | 1,380 | 1,644 |
3CG Vaccination of 13-year old Children.
A medical officer, together with a clerical assistant, visited
11 (11) schools throughout the year. 1,309 (1,073) children were found
eligible for BCG vaccination.
The parents of 1,091 (744) children gave their consent and, of
this number, 784 (591) were skin-tested and read.
717 (553) children were given BCG vaccination and 64 (38) positive
reactors were found.