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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
City of Westminster 1972
Report of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table 36 — Vaccination of Persons under age 16 completed during 1972 at Maternal and Child Health Centres and by General Practitioners
TABLE A — Completed Primary Courses — Number of persons under age 16
| Type of Vaccine or Dose | Year of Birth | Others under age 16 | Total | Total Completed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1965-68 | At Clinics | By G.P.s | |||
| 1. Quadruple D.T.P.Po. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Triple D.T.P. | 446 | 1,028 | 113 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 1,637 | 1,454 | 183 |
| 3. Diphtheria/Pertussis. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus. | 17 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 114 | 29 | 206 | 182 | 24 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Tetanus | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 18 |
| 8. Salk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Sabin | 481 | 1,081 | 137 | 32 | 154 | 39 | 1,924 | 1,679 | 245 |
| 10. Measles | — | 466 | 334 | 50 | 40 | 2 | 892 | 798 | 94 |
| Lines 1+2+3+4+5 (Diphtheria) | 463 | 1,053 | 119 | 38 | 140 | 30 | 1,843 | 1,636 | 207 |
| Lines 1+2+3+6 (Whooping cough) | 446 | 1,028 | 113 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 1,637 | 1,454 | 183 |
| Lines 1+2+4+7 (Tetanus) | 463 | 1,053 | 119 | 38 | 141 | 49 | 1,863 | 1,638 | 225 |
| Lines 1+8+9 (Polio) | 481 | 1,081 | 137 | 32 | 154 | 39 | 1,924 | 1,679 | 245 |
TABLE B — Reinforcing Doses — Number of Persons under age 16
| Type of Vaccine or Dose | Year of Birth | Others under age 16 | Total | Total Completed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1965-68 | At Clinics | By G.P.s | |||
| 1. Quadruple D.T.P.Po. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Triple D.T.P. | 23 | 841 | 363 | 43 | 107 | 2 | 1,379 | 1,212 | 167 |
| 3. Diphtheria/Pertussis. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus . | — | 36 | 42 | 22 | 915 | 177 | 1,192 | 1,097 | 95 |
| 5. Diphtheria | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | - |
| 6. Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Tetanus | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 20 |
| 8. Salk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Sabin | 17 | 864 | 399 | 66 | 1,012 | 194 | 2,552 | 2,352 | 200 |
| Lines 1+2+3+4+5 (Diphtheria) | 23 | 877 | 405 | 65 | 1,022 | 179 | 2,571 | 2,309 | 262 |
| Lines 1+2+4+6 (Whooping Cough) | 23 | 841 | 363 | 43 | 107 | 2 | 1,379 | 1,212 | 167 |
| Lines 1+2+4+7 (Tetanus) | 23 | 877 | 405 | 65 | 1,042 | 192 | 2,604 | 2,322 | 282 |
| Lines 1+8+9 (Polio) | 17 | 864 | 399 | 66 | 1,012 | 194 | 2,552 | 2,352 | 200 |
D = Diptheria
T = Tetanus
P = Pertussis (Whooping cough)
Po = Poliomyletis
Salk = Poliomyletis vaccine
Sabin = Poliomyletis vaccine (oral)