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Lewisham 1962
[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, 1962 | Under | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In in year | 1962 | 1961 | I960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1953-57 | 1948-52 | |
| (i) Diphtheria (including combined and triple):— immunised during year immunised at end of | 1316 | 1344 | 137 | 56 | 39 | 95 | 34 | 3021 |
| year | 1316 | 2823 | 3144 | 4478 | 3000 | 13,840 | 14,083 | 42,684 |
| Estimated mid-year population | 16,800 | 29,600 | 46,400 | |||||
| (ii) Whooping cough (including combined and triple):— Immunised during year | 1311 | 1337 | 137 | 55 | 35 | 69 | 26 | 2,970 |
(iii) Vaccination.
Vaccinated during the year
(age at date of vaccination) Under 1 1-4 5-14 15 and over Total
Primary 2,441 1,997 5,359 6,746 16,543
Revaccination — 572 5,196 14,576 20,344
(iv)Pollmyelitis
Immunised 1st Injection 2nd Injection 3rd Injection 4th Injection
against or dose or dose or dose or dose
Poliomyelitis (booster)
Sa|k vaccine 1,977 1,989 3,207 337
Sabin(oral)*vaccine 2,470 2,180 3,241 787
The use of oral vaccine commenced 1 April 1962.
Council Offices, E. H. R. SMITHARD
Canadian Avbnue, Medical Officer of Health
S.E.6.