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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
(Section 26)
Vaccination against Smallpox
The percentage of children in the Area under one year of age vaccinated
against smallpox rose to 66.6%.
The following table records the number of persons known to have
been vaccinated or re-vaccinated during the year by general practitioners
and clinic medical officers:—
This table relates to Hornsey only.
Under 1 year | 1 year | 2-4 year | 5-14 years | 15 years and over | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Primary Vaccinations | 1,276 | 44 | 27 | 32 | 65 | 1,444 |
No. of Revaccinations | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 173 | 204 |
Immunisation against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
The policy of using separate vaccines in clinics for immunisation against
diphtheria and whooping cough continued during the year. The following
table shows a considerable increase in the number of children being
immunised against diphtheria, and efforts are being made, in spite of
administrative difficulties, to achieve equally satisfactory results in regard
to whooping cough immunisation.
This table relates to Hornsey only.
Age at date of immunisation | No. of children immunised | No. of children given re-inforcing injections | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | |
Under One | 740 | 298 | 116 | . | . |
One | 264 | 293 | 276 | . | . |
Two to Four | 86 | 19 | 10 | 173 | 12 |
Five to Fourteen | 114 | 4 | 3 | 394 | 19 |
Totals 1958 | 1,204 | 614 | 405 | 567 | 31 |
Totals 1957 | 428 | 875 | 153 | 379 | 33 |