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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
Beckenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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Immunisation against Diphtheria and
Vaccination against Smallpox, 1954.
(A) DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
| Year of Birth. | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inoculations. | 70 | 512 | 65 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 691 |
| Re-inforcing Inoculations. | - | - | - | - | 32 | 377 | 112 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 619 |
(B) VACCINATION.
| Year of Birth. | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | Before 1940 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Vaccination. | 379 | 286 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 731 |
| Re- Vaccination. | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 80 | 110 |
INFANT WELFARE CENTRE ATTENDANCES, 1954.
(a) The number of Sessions held during the year was 460.
(b) Attendances during the same period, 21,596.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
All the Infant Welfare Clinics in the Borough carry out Diphtheria
Immunisation.
(a) The number of Sessions held during the year (in
conjunction with Child Welfare Clinics) was 356
(b) Attendances during the same period 849
SMALLPOX VACCINATION.
(a) The number of Sessions held during the year (in
conjunction with Child Welfare Clinics) was 227
(b) The number of vaccinations given was 441
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