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Tower Hamlets 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 10VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

TABLE 10

VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Children vaccinated/immunisedOthers agedTotal
Year of birth
19681967196619651961-64Under 16Over 16
Diphtheria1,1051,0921387525712332,793
Reinforcing dose-9219211161,674805134,450
Tetanus1,1051,093139772641531132,944
Reinforcing dose-9219211181,670842814,553
Whooping Cough1,0961,08512863665-2,443
Reinforcing dose-8938889919620-2,096
Poliomyelitis1,0611,125137913793491553,297
Reinforcing dose-8568991411,6771,374615,008
Measles25084864181,35855-2,827
Under 11 year2-45-1516 and overTotal
Smallpox vaccination:
Primary17955365831101,530
Revaccination--101879521,149
Diphtheria immunisation of children under 5
Children under 5 immunised during 1964/6812,513
Estimated population under 5 as at 30th June, 196815,800
Percentage protected79.2

Table: Vaccinations/immunisations(all-ages) carried out at clinics/general practitioners' surgeries

Vaccinations/immunisations(all-ages) carried out at clinics/general practitioners' surgeries

At Council ClinicsBy General Practitioners% Primary by General Practitioners
PrimaryReinforcingPrimaryReinforcing
Diphtheria2,5134,0212804299.8
Tetanus2,5444,07540047811.7
Whooping cough2,1881,84625525011.1
Poliomyelitis2,9034,6033944059.6
Smallpox1,23830129284842.5
Measles2,163-664-23.4

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