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London County Council 1963

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

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The great fall in the number of children vaccinated is caused by a number of factors,
including the change in the recommended age of vaccination (now 18 months), the large
number of children of the appropriate age vaccinated during the smallpox scare of 1962
and widespread uncertainty following public controversy on vaccination.
During the year post-vaccinal encephalitis was diagnosed in one child aged 18 months
who subsequently recovered.
Poliomyelitis—The number of persons who have received protection against poliomyelitis
is as follows:

Table: Table (iv)

Table (iv)

SalkSabin
1963Since commencement of scheme1963Since commencement of scheme
Primary vaccination:*
Born in 1959-632,810493,58443,829101,823
1943-581,27810,256
1933-42 Londoners828184,0734,42712,104
Others—48,54151399
1932 or earlier (under 40) Londoners77785,2073,00013,442
Others—17,71155760
Other (over 40)10115,4222931,039
Total5,794844,53861,911129,567
Given by—
L.C.C1,817601,34951,437107,659
general practitioners and hospital doctors3,977243,18910,47421,908
Booster dosest887103,15919,36432,872
Given by—
L.C.C18584,27017,17829,273
general practitioners and hospital doctors70218,8892,1863,599

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* Those who have received a third injection of Salk or three doses of Sabin.
†Those who have received a fourth injection or a fourth dose of vaccine orally.
Yellow fever vaccination—The numbers of persons vaccinated were:

Table: Table (v)

Table (v)

1960196119621963
Hospital for Tropical Diseases10,5719,2979,5508,978
Shipping Federation Clinic, King George V Dock8092,7622,9372,529
Unilever House1,2491,1731,2631,277
West London Centre4,0313,6824,0554,254
16,66016,91417,80517,038