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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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SMALLPOX VACCINATION.
Primary vaccinations were fewer than in 1966 and revaccinations have fallen to a very low level.
| At Council clinics | By general practitioners | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| Primary vaccinations | ||||||
| Under 1 year | 24 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 61 | 71 |
| 1 year | 955 | 975 | 180 | 203 | 1,135 | 1,178 |
| 2-4 years | 369 | 407 | 61 | 102 | 430 | 509 |
| 5-14 years | 41 | 61 | 21 | 27 | 62 | 88 |
| 15 years and over | 14 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 15 | . 35 |
| TOTAL | 1,403 | 1,510 | 300 | 371 | 1,703 | 1,881 |
| Revaccinations | • | |||||
| Under 1 year | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1 year | 6 | 6 | Nil | Nil | 6 | 6 |
| 2-4 years | 9 | 29 | 15 | Nil | 24 | 29 |
| 5-14 years | 5 | 72 | 52 | 17 | 57 | 89 |
| 15 years and over | 7 | 101 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 104 |
| TOTAL | 27 | 208 | 74 | 20 | 101 | 228 |
TUBERCULOSIS (BCG VACCINATION).
Thirteen-year-old school children.
The acceptance rate for this protective measure is lower than for
1966 but is still at a satisfactorily high level and the number of
children included in the scheme has increased. The rise in positivity
rate noted in my previous Report has continued.
The skin test used is Mantoux (10 TU).
| 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schools visited | 12 | 10 |
| Number of eligible children | 1,861 | 1,309 |
| Number of acceptances | 1,458 | 1,091 |
| Acceptance rate | 78% | 83.4% |
| Number skin-tested and read | 1,119 | 784 |
| Number given BCG vaccination | 1,019 | 717 |
| Number of positive reactors | 98 | 64 |
| Positivity rate | 9.6% | 8.2% |
Contacts.
The numbers of contacts of cases of tuberculosis dealt with at
chest clinics has fallen considerably.
Positivity rate normally high in this group has also fallen.
| 1967 | 1966 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number skin-tested and read | 144 | 305 |
| Number found negative | 73 | 141 |
| Number given BCG vaccination | 81 | 144 |
| Number found positive | 71 | 164 |