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Tower Hamlets 1970

[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

Children vaccinated/immunised
Year of birthOthers agedtotal
19701969196819671963 -66Under 16Over 16
Diphtheria7921,17399369572-2,267
Re-inforcing Dose-4106751261,276597473, 131
Tetanus7921, 1739738100118242, 342
Re-inforcing Dose-4096741281,273717723,273
Whooping Cough7851, 1619326142-2, 081
Re-inforcing Dose-40564610313810-1, 302
Poliomyelitis8061,18310537132132152, 410
Re-inforcing Dose-3986611231,1768931263,377
Measles11,30744715424448-2,201
Rubella-----516-516
Under 11 year2-45-1516 and overTotal
Smallpox vaccination
Primary111,01339882141, 518
Re-vaccination--17223109349

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Diphtheria immunisation of children under 5
Children under 5 immunised during 1966/70 10,663
Estimated population under 5 as at 30th June, 1970 13, 400
Percentage protected 79.6

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 Practitioners7o Primary by General Practition-ers.
PrimaryReinforcingPrimaryReinforcing
Diphtheria2, 0802, 7001874318.3
Tetanus2, 0992, 76224351110.3
Whooping Cough1, 9011,1351801808. 6
Poliomyelitis2,2042, 9582065198.1
Smallpox1,31417320417613.4
Measles1, 946-255-11. 5
Rubella465-51-9. 9