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Hornsey 1958

[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 year1 year2-4 year5-14 years15 years and overTotal
No. of Primary Vaccinations1,276442732651,444
No. of Revaccinations31621173204

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 immunisationNo. of children immunisedNo. of children given re-inforcing injections
Diphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough onlyDiphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
Under One740298116..
One264293276..
Two to Four86191017312
Five to Fourteen1144339419
Totals 19581,20461440556731
Totals 195742887515337933