London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hornsey 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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Age at
date of
immunisation.
Diph.
only
Wpg.
Cough
only
Tet.
only
Combined
Diph. &
Wpg.
Cough
Diph. &
Tet.
Diph.,
Tet. &
Wpg.
Cough
Number of Children who completed a full course of Primary
Immunisation
Under 1 9 5 6 5 809
1 43 37 12 14 3 863
2 - 4 59 34 18 9 3 111
5 - 14 112 8 18 - 19 67
Total 223 84 54 28 25 1850
Number of Children who received a Secondary (re-inforcing)
Injection
Under 1 - - - - - -
2 - 4 61 4 9 3 1 52
5 - 14 641 2 4 18 16 91
Total 702 6 13 21 17 143
Poliomyelitis Vaccination
The work of vaccinating persons up to the age of 40 continued to be undertaken both by general practitioners and at the clinics.
| Persons who completed a course of:- | ||
|---|---|---|
| Two Injections | Three Injections | |
| Children born in the years 1943-1961 | 3994 | 3000 |
| Young Persons born in the years 1933-1942 | 1487 | 1326 |
| Persons born before 1933 who had not passed their 40th birthday | 2319 | 2809 |
| Others | 423 | 344 |
| Total | 8223 | 7479 |