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Southwark 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE I
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION STATISTICS FOR PERIOD 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER 1968
| Age | 0-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | 1 year | 2-4 years | 5-15 years | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1967 | ||||||||
| Smallpox: | |||||||||
| Primary | 4 | 4 | 7 | 956 | 1,640 | 485 | 3,102 | 3,113 | |
| Re-vaccination | — | — | — | — | 846 | 879 | |||
| Other Immunisation: | 1961 — 1964 | Others under age 16 | TOTAL | ||||||
| Completed primary courses (born in). | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1968 | 1967 | |||
| Triple DTP | 1,770 | 1,776 | 369 | 101 | 83 | 4,127 | 4,563 | ||
| Diphtheria/Pertussis | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus | 19 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 174 | 101 | 341 | 153 | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 143 | |
| Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tetanus | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 81 | 87 | 37 | |
| Salk | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | |
| Sabin | 665 | 2,518 | 361 | 176 | 424 | 390 | 4,534 | 4,862 | |
| Measles | 12 | 922 | 489 | 1,694 | 67 | 4,006 | — | ||
| Reinforcing (booster) injections: | |||||||||
| Triple DTP | 2 | 1,346 | 1,246 | 156 | 314 | 53 | 3,117 | 3,470 | |
| Diphtheria/Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus | — | 39 | 54 | 23 | 1,904 | 340 | 2,360 | 2,794 | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 16 | 22 | 13 | |
| Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tetanus | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 189 | 229 | 135 | |
| Salk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |
| Sabin | — | 104 | 79 | 30 | 2,174 | 780 | 3,167 | 3,075 | |