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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

Lambeth 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: The following table gives brief details of the cases:-

The following table gives brief details of the cases:-

DateSexAgeImmunisedTypeNotes
1.9.2.60M6 yrs.Infancy No boosterDiphtheria Mitis "Toxa genie in the laboratory*
2.26.2.60M2 yrs.Not ImmunisedDiphtheria MitisBrother of school contact of above case.
3.26.2.60F1 yearNot ImmunisedDiphtheria MitisSister of Case 2

Table: BOROUGH OF LAMBETH IMMUNISATION - 1960

BOROUGH OF LAMBETH IMMUNISATION - 1960

Completed CasesWelfare Centres and NurseriesGeneral PractitionersTotals
Under 5 years5-14 yearsUnder 5 years5-14 years
Diphtheria Prophylaxis only932954338469
Combined Antigen -Diphtheria and Whooping Cough5318118153
Triple Antigen -Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus279544849953783
Diphtheria and Tetanus458538141
Diphtheria - boosting doses - all ages20566322688
Whooping Cough only all ages (completed cases)142842