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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| The following table shows the percentage of school children of all ages inspected who were reported to have been immunised against | ||
| (a) Smallpox | 67.9 | (68.5) |
| (b) Diphtheria | 90.5 | (89.7) |
| (c) Whooping Cough | 78.9 | (76.4) |
| (d) Poliomyelitis | 91.6 | (90.5) |
Vaccination against Rubella
In accordance with Circular 11/70 from the Department of Health and
Social Security, arrangements were made for vaccination of girls attending
Hammersmith schools who were in their fourteen year of life The object
was to ensure that as many girls as possible are offered protection
against Rubella by vaccination before reaching child-bearing age because
of the known association of certain foetal abnormalities with Rubella
infection in pregnancy.
The scheme commenced during the Autumn term of 1970 and despite initial
difficulties due to delay in the supply of vaccine, 417 girls were
vaccinated by the end of the first year out of an estimated potential
total of 1,000.
The exercise continued immediately on resumption of school in the Spring
term of 1971. Ultimately vaccination will be offered to all girls between
their 11th and 14th birthdays
The total number of girls vaccinated against Rubella in 1971 was 1,291.
| Vaccination was offered to school children in the 13 years + age group, as a protection against Tuberculosis. The following table is an analysis of the year's work in this connection. | ||
| 1. No. of children tuberculin-tested | 2,313 | (824) |
| 2. No. of children found positive to test | 558 | (170) |
| 3. No. of children positive to test who were X-rayed | 270 | (76) |
| 4. No. of children found negative to test | 1,585 | (649) |
| 5. No. of children vaccinated | 1,579 | (649) |
| Type of Handicap | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delicate | Wood Lane School | 182 | (169) | |
| Partially-sighted | John Aird School | 123 | (131) | |
| Deaf | Ackmar Road School | 72 | ( 63) | |
| Partially-hearing | Units in + (1) Holman Hunt School | 20 | ( 28) | |
| (2) Hammersmith County School and Christopher Wren | 4 | ( 4) | ||
| c/f | 401 | (395) | ||
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| Type of Handicap | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delicate | Wood Lane School | 182 | (169) | |
| Partially-sighted | John Aird School | 123 | (131) | |
| Deaf | Ackmar Road School | 72 | ( 63) | |
| Partially-hearing | Units in + (1) Holman Hunt School | 20 | ( 28) | |
| (2) Hammersmith County School and Christopher Wren | 4 | ( 4) | ||
| c/f | 401 | (395) | ||