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London County Council 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION
Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough—

Table: Table (i)

Table (i)

19591960196119621963
Diphtheria immunisation:
Primary course—
Born in same year14,10220,20320,99020,85222,710
Born in previous four years26,12528,98032,27622,05424,068
Total under 540,22749,18353,26642,90646,778
Age 5-145,0227,64814,49012,9023,972
Reinforcing doses33,23740,51187,75844,47257,625
Immunity index 1-4 years70.674.182.287.382.7
Tetanus immunisation32,53148,60560,29846,96351,168
Whooping cough vaccination38,91748,53954,06442,63746,122

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The number of children referred to in table (i) who received multiple antigens is as
follows:

Table: Table (ii)

Table (ii)

19591960196119621963
Diphtheria/whooping cough4,9251,536722215106
Diphtheria/whooping cough/tetanus32,38246,65052,92742,10845,548
Diphtheria/tetanus421,7345,8602,4353,415

Table: Smallpox—Table (iii)

Smallpox—

Table (iii)

1960196119621963
Primary vaccinations:
Under 1 year23,05730,48236,4062,974
One year2,1353,56812,0363,177
2-4 years1,2591,93720,8761,032
5-14 years8081,18674,080831
15 years or over1,0721,372115,6621,453
Total28,33138,545259,0609,467
Given by— L.c.c20,58329,913150,1574,740
general practitioners7,7488,632108,9034,727
Re-vaccinations: Under 1 year446382
One year223120050
2-4 years11318511,405319
5-14 years45555673,0001,019
15 years or over2,9403,024267,4645,902
Total3,5743,859352,0777,292
Given by— L.c.c1,5981,715171,5381,854
general practitioners1,9762,144180,5395,438
Population3,194,0003,180,0003,186,0003,179,000
Percentage vaccinated0.91.28.13.0
Percentage re-vaccinated0.10.111.12.3