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Southwark 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 7
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION STATISTICS FOR PERIOD1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER 1970
| AGE | 0-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | 1 year | 2-4 years | 5-15 years | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1969 | ||||||||
| Smallpox: | |||||||||
| Primary | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 798 | 1,227 | 190 | 2,231 | 2,213 |
| Re-vaccination | - | - | - | - | 4 | 38 | 210 | 252 | 187 |
| Other Immunisation: | Others | ||||||||
| Completed primary courses (born in) | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1963-1966 | under age 16 | TOTAL | ||
| 1970 | 1969 | ||||||||
| Triple DTP | 1,085 | 1,785 | 150 | 42 | 41 | 9 | 3,112 | 3,366 | |
| Diphtheria/Pertussis | - | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | — | |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus | 9 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 184 | 90 | 332 | 359 | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | |
| Pertussis | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | |
| Tetanus | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 21 | 26 | 21 | |
| Salk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Sabin | 1,081 | 1,803 | 200 | 81 | 260 | 159 | 3,584 | 4,775 | |
| Measles | 14 | 1,220 | 681 | 235 | 356 | 66 | 2,572 | 1,472 | |
| Reinforcing (booster) injections: | |||||||||
| Triple DTP | 1 | 594 | 1,113 | 146 | 255 | 25 | 2,134 | 2,562 | |
| Diphtheria/Pertussis | - | 2 | 6 | - | 24 | 1 | 33 | - | |
| Diphtheria/Tetanus | - | 25 | 70 | 24 | 2,222 | 616 | 2,957 | 2,590 | |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |
| Pertussis | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Tetanus | - | 1 | - | 2 | 29 | 60 | 92 | 114 | |
| Salk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Sabin | 10 | 546 | 906 | 145 | 2,416 | 1,921 | 5,944 | 4,086 | |