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
Children vaccinated/immunised | Others aged | T O T A L | ||||||
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Year of birth | ||||||||
1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1964-67 | Under 16 | Over 16 | ||
Diphtheria | 727 | 1,196 | 119 | 107 | 122 | 112 | - | 2,383 |
Re-inforcing Dose | - | 414 | 974 | 377 | 1,431 | 818 | - | 4,014 |
Tetanus | 727 | 1,196 | 119 | 106 | 132 | 151 | 10 | 2,441 |
Re-inforcing Dose | - | 414 | 976 | 378 | 1,482 | 1,034 | 66 | 4,350 |
Whooping Cough | 721 | 1,182 | 74 | 44 | 20 | 2 | - | 2,043 |
Re-inforcing Dose | - | 395 | 817 | 247 | 81 | 5 | - | 1,545 |
Poliomyelitis | 723 | 1,197 | 125 | 102 | 133 | 136 | 9 | 2,425 |
Re-inforcing Dose | - | 426 | 970 | 386 | l,32i | 948 | - | 4,055 |
Measles | 1 | 1,222 | 298 | 268 | 122 | 85 | - | 1,996 |
Rubella | - | - | - | - | - | 1, 916 | - | 1,916 |
Under 1 | 1 | year | 2-4 | 5-15 | 16 and over | Total | ||
Smallpox vaccination Primary | 19 | 814 | 177 | 55 | 2 | 1, 067 | ||
Re- vaccination | - | - | 6 | 140 | 53 | 199 |
Diphtheria immunisation of children under 5
Children under 5 immunised during 1967/71 9,873
Estimated population under 5 as at 30th June, 1971 11,500
Percentage protected 85.9
Vaccinations/immunisations (all ages) carried out at clinics/general practitioners' surgeries
At Council Clinics | By General Practitioners | % Primary by General Practitioners. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | Reinforcing | Primary | Reinforcing | ||
Diphtheria | 2,083 | 3,525 | 300 | 489 | 12.6 |
Tetanus | 2,092 | 3,628 | 349 | 722 | 14.3 |
Whooping Cough | 1,778 | 1,345 | 265 | 200 | 12. 9 |
Poliomyelitis | 2,121 | 3, 566 | 304 | 489 | 12.5 |
Smallpox | 835 | 36 | 232 | 163 | 21.7 |
Measles | 1,779 | - | 217 | - | 10. 9 |
Rubella | 1,822 | - | 94 | - | 4.9 |