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London County Council 1964

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

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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)

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Diphtheria/whooping cough1,536722215106148
Diphtheria/whooping cough/tetanus46,65052,92742,10845,54849,667
Diphtheria/tetanus1,7345,8602,4353,4155,290

Table: Smallpox—Table (iii)

Smallpox—

Table (iii)

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Primary vaccinations:
Under 1 year23,05730,48236,4062,9741,844
One year2,1353,56812,0363,17715,913
2-4 years1,2591,93720,8761,0324,249
5-14 years 15 years or over808 1,0721,186 1,37274,080 115,662831 1,453402 836
Total28,33138,545259,0609,46723,244
Given by—
L.C.C20,58329,913150,1574,74018,043
General practitioners7,7488,632108,9034,7275,201
Re-vaccinations:
Under 1 year446382—
One year22312005063
2-4 years11318511,405319324
5-14 years45555673,0001,019532
15 years or over2,9403,024267,4645,9024,041
Total3,5743,859352,0777,2924,960
Given by—
L.C.C1,5981,715171,5381,8541,998
General practitioners1,9762,144180,5395,4382,962
Population3,194,0003,180,0003,186,0003,179,0003,184,600
Percentage vaccinated during the year0.91.28.10.30.7
Percentage re-vaccinated during the year0.10.111.10.20.1

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During the year one vaccinated child aged 23 months developed post vaccinial encephalitis,
and one other child aged 13 months developed eczema vaccinatum; both
children recovered. Four other cases of eczema vaccinatum were reported in unvaccinated
children, one of whom died.
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