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Lewisham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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I am indebted to the Divisional Medical Officer of the London
County Council for the information on which the following table is
based: —
Immunisation against diphtheria ; whooping cough ; smallpox; poliomyelitis
Table 49
| Age at December 31, 1961 | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in year | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1952-56 | 1947-51 | |
| (i) Diphtheria (induing combined and triple): Immunised during Immunised at enc year | 1479 | 1770 | 306 | 154 | 644 | 362 | 4932 | |
| 1479 | 3007 | 4422 | 2961 | 2486 | 14,074 | 14,042 | 42,471 | |
| Estimated mid-year population | 16,700 | 31.300 | 48,000 | |||||
| (li) Whooping cough (in-cluding combined and triple):— Immunised during year | 1474 | 1757 | 288 | 201 | 121 | 296 | 109 | 4,246 |
| (iii) Vaccination. | ||||||||
| Vaccinated during the year (age at date of vaccination) | Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15 and over | Total | |||
| Primary | 2,376 | 419 | 126 | 158 | 3,079 | |||
| Revaccination... | — | 19 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 320 | ||
| Inoculated against Poliomyalitis | 4,295 | 9,715 | 9, | 628 | 8,599 | |||
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