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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
Barking 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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domiciliary midwifery service, is still administered from the
County Training Home at Leytonstone.
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Smallpox Vaccination
During the year primary vaccination was carried out for 87
children under the age of one year and for 58 children aged between
one and two years.
Less than 10% of the babies under the age of one year were
vaccinated.
Poliomyelitis Vaccination
Early in 1960 the Ministry of Health extended the Poliomyelitis
Vaccination Scheme to include all persons under 40 years of age
The total vaccinations carried out by family doctors and at clinics during the year was as follows:-
| Age Groups | |
|---|---|
| Born 1943 - 1960 (1 to 17 years of age) | 1,102 |
| Born 1933 - 1942 (18 to 26 years of age) | 521 |
| Born before 1933 not yet 40 years (17 to under 40 years of age) | 2,840 |
| Others (over 40 years in Priority Groups) | 128 |
| Total | 4,591 |
| Boosters (All Groups) | 6,215 |
Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Immunisation
The number of children receiving primary courses of immunisation
during the year was as follows:-
| Family Doctors | Clinics | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separate | 348 | 659 | 1007 |
| Combined with whooping cough | 209 | - | 209 |
| Total Diphtheria | 557 | 659 | 1216 |
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