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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION
I have set out below the Diphtheria Immunisation, Whooping Cough Immunisation and Smallpox Vaccination figures for 1959 based on record cards received.
| Year of Birth | Diphtheria Vaccination | Smallpox Vaccination | Whooping-Cough Immunisation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Reinforcing | Primary | Revaccina-tion | Primary | |
| 1959 | 185 | _ | 382 | _ | 271 |
| 1958 | 459 | 1 | 336 | _ | 376 |
| 1957 | 66 | 1 | 13 | _ | 45 |
| 1956 | 15 | 9 | 9 | _ | 10 |
| 1955 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 1954 | 13 | 266 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 1953 | 5 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1952 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 10 | _ | 1 | - |
| 1950 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | _ |
| 1949 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | _ |
| 1948 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | _ |
| 1947 | _ | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 1946 | 2 | _ | _ | 2 | _ |
| 1945 Before | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1945 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 72 | 1 |
| Total | 760 | 434 | 798 | 91 | 724 |