Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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TABLE 6
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Details of children vaccinated or immunised during the year are as follows:-
| Year of Birth | Others | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1958-61 | Under 16 | Over 16 | TOTAL | |
| Diphtheria | 1535 | 1361 | 191 | 88 | 334 | 97 | 58 | 3663 |
| Reinforcing Dose | - | 974 | 798 | 178 | 2015 | 1277 | 7 | 5249 |
| Tetanus | 1535 | 1359 | 190 | 89 | 337 | 112 | 24 | 3646 |
| Reinforcing Dose | - | 974 | 797 | 178 | 1845 | 553 | 1 | 4348 |
| Whooping Cough | 1527 | 1345 | 176 | 69 | 80 | 3 | - | 3200 |
| Reinforcing Dose | - | 950 | 765 | 155 | 302 | 32 | - | 2204 |
| Poliomyelitis | 808 | 1756 | 373 | 191 | 725 | 418 | 26 | 4297 |
| Reinforcing Dose | - | 29 | 17 | 9 | 1618 | 868 | 4 | 2545 |
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| Smallpox Vaccination | Under 1 | 1 year | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15 and over | TOTAL |
| Primary | 34 | 1009 | 343 | 52 | 54 | 1492 |
| Revaccination | - | - | 24 | 37 | 207 | 268 |
Diphtheria
Children under 5 immunised
during 1961- 1965 13, 252
Estimated population under 5
as at 30th June, 1965 17,400
Percentage protected 76%