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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

London County Council 1964

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

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Table: Table (iv)

Table (iv)

SalkSabin
1964Since commencement of scheme1964Since commencement of scheme
Primary vaccination:*
Born in 1960-6411,872495,15848,6301165,765
1943-59387115,312
1933-42
Londoners238184,3112,93915,043
Others—48,54196495
1932 or earlier (under 40) Londoners13085,3371,56215,004
Others—17,711215975
Other (over 40)515,4271451,184
Total1,947846,48568,899198,466
Given by—
L.C.C420601,76957,444165,103
General practitioners and hospital doctors1,527244,71611,45533,363
Booster doses†570103,72932,63265,504
Given by—
L.C.C11784,38729,32758,600
General practitioners and hospital doctors45319,3423,3056,904

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* Those who have received a third injection of Salk or three doses of Sabin.
t 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)

19601961196219631964
Hospital for Tropical Diseases10,5719,2979,5508,9789,181
Shipping Federation Clinic, King George V Dock .8092,7622,9372,5292,478
Unilever House1,2491,1731,2631,2771,311
West London Centre4,0313,6824,0554,2544,392
16,66016,91417,80517,03817,362