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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
Southwark 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 1
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION STATISTICS FOR PERIOD 1 JANUARY to 31 DECEMBER 1969
| Age | 0—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | 1 year | 2—4 years. | 5—15 years | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 1968 | |||||||||
| Smallpox: | |||||||||
| Primary | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 718 | 1,301 | 169 | 2,213 | 3,102 |
| Re-vaccination | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 160 | 187 | 879 |
| Other Immunisation: | Others | ||||||||
| Completed primary | 1962— | under | TOTAL | ||||||
| courses (born in) | 1969 | 1967 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | age 16 | 1969 | 1968 | |
| Triple DTP | 1,290 | 1,776 | 143 | 73 | 76 | 8 | 3,366 | 4,127 | |
| Diphtheria/Pertussis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus | 10 | 49 | 7 | 20 | 186 | 87 | 359 | 341 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Pertussis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tetanus | – | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 87 | |
| Salk | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | |
| Sabin | 1,205 | 2,505 | 299 | 119 | 374 | 273 | 4,775 | 4,534 | |
| Measles | 1 | 482 | 458 | 212 | 291 | 28 | 1,472 | 4,006 | |
| Reinforcing (booster) | |||||||||
| injections: | |||||||||
| Triple DTP | – | 975 | 1,137 | 144 | 276 | 30 | 2,562 | 3,117 | |
| Diphtheria/Pertussis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus | – | 48 | 57 | 31 | 2,119 | 335 | 2,590 | 2,360 | |
| Diphtheria | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 9 | 22 | |
| Pertussis | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | |
| Tetanus | – | – | 3 | 8 | 25 | 78 | 114 | 229 | |
| Salk | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | — | |
| Sabin | – | 303 | 303 | 86 | 2,026 | 1,368 | 4,086 | 3,167 | |
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |