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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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION | ||||||||
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Children Vaccinated/Immunised | Others Aged | Total | ||||||
Year of Birth | ||||||||
1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1959-62 | Under 16 | Over 16 | ||
Diphtheria | 1,534 | 1,278 | 152 | 94 | 431 | 120 | - | 3,609 |
Reinforcing Dose | - | 1,080 | 865 | 213 | 2,599 | 1,266 | - | 6,023 |
Tetanus | 1,534 | 1,278 | 153 | 94 | 447 | 185 | 195 | 3,886 |
Reinforcing Dose | - | 1,081 | 865 | 213 | 2.537 | 1,269 | - | 5,965 |
Whooping Cough | 1,506 | 1,258 | 141 | 73 | 82 | 3 | - | 3,063 |
Reinforcing Dose | - | 1,047 | 785 | 159 | 220 | 22 | - | 2,233 |
Poliomyelitis | 1,480 | 1,789 | 313 | 172 | 806 | 703 | 145 | 5,408 |
Reinforcing Dose | 312 | 182 | 65 | 2,320 | 1,716 | - | 4,595 | |
Under 1 | 1 year | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16 and over | Total | |||
Smallpox Vaccination: | ||||||||
Primary | 37 | 1,095 | 600 | 144 | 208 | 2,084 | ||
Revaccination | - | - | 23 | 225 | 447 | 695 | ||
Diphtheria Immunisation of children under 5 | ||||||||
Children under 5 immunised during 1962-66 | 13,502 | |||||||
Estimated population under 5 as at 30th June, 1966 | 17,300 | |||||||
Percentage protected | 78% |
Vaccinations / Immunisations carried out at Clinics / General Practitioners' Surgeries
At Council Clinics | By General Practitioners | %Primary by General Practitioners | |||
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Primary | Reinforcing | Primary | Reinforcing | ||
Diphtheria | 3,405 | 5,702 | 204 | 321 | 5.6 |
Tetanus | 3,565 | 5,641 | 321 | 324 | 8.2 |
Whooping Cough | 2,869 | 2,053 | 194 | 180 | 6.3 |
Poliomyelitis | 5,142 | 4,285 | 266 | 310 | 5.0 |
Smallpox | 1,863 | 624 | 221 | 71 | 10.6 |