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Hammersmith 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Table 16
IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION
The following tables show details of the numbers of persons protected against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, smallpox and poliomyelitis during 1965.
| Diphtheria Immunisation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Course | ||||||
| born in 1965 | 1751 | Given by:- | ||||
| born in 1964-61 | 1656 | Borough Medical Officers | 3001 | |||
| born in 1960-58 | 224 | General Practitioners | 719 | |||
| born in 1957-50 | 89 | |||||
| To tal: | 3720 | |||||
| Reinforcing doses | ||||||
| Diph the ri a | 1965 | 1964-61 | 1960-58 | 1957-50 | Total | |
| 2593 | 1536 | 1013 | 5142 | |||
| Tetanus | 2582 | 1343 | 499 | 4424 | ||
| Pertussis | 2114 | 134 | 13 | 2261 | ||
| The number of children referred to above who received multiple antigens is as follows:- | ||||||
| Primary | ||||||
| Diphtheria/Pertussis | 1965 | 1964-61 | 1960-58 | 1957-50 | Total | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 9 | ||
| Diph heria/Pertussis/ Te tanus | 1583 | 1368 | 13 | - | 2964 | |
| Diph the ri a/Te tanus | 164 | 246 | 203 | 81 | 694 | |
| GRAND TOTAL - 3667 | ||||||
| Given by:- | ||||||
| Borough Medical Officers | 2990 | |||||
| General Practitioners | 677 | |||||