Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Immunisation against Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1953.
The following is a return of (A) the number of children resident in the Borough of Bexley who-were immunised against diphtheria and (B) the number of persons who were vaccinated against smallpox, during the year ended 31st December, 1953: —
(A) Diphtheria Immunisation.
| Year of Birth | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inoculations | 140 | 757 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1104 | |
| Re-inforcing Inoculations | — | — | — | — | 66 | 599 | 330 | 99 | 73 | 48 | 41 | 45 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1331 | |
| (B) Vaccination. | |||||||||||||||||
| Year of Birth | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | IR46 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1939 | Before 1939 | Total |
| Primary Vaccination | 543 | 259 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 33 | 876 |
| Re-vaccination | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 127 | 160 |
Immunisation against Diphtheria, 1953.
The following is a return of the number of children resident in the Borough of Bexley under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1953, who had completed a course of immunisation at any lime before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1939).
| Year of Birth | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last complete course of injections (whether primarv or booster) 1949—1953 | 51f | 354 | 188 | 328 | 806 | 977 | 872 | 1073 | 1383 | 130? | 1249 | 1061 | 975 | 888 | 140 | 12111 |
| 1948 or earlier | 624 | 675 | 825 | 682 | 184 | 80 | 374 | 148 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3656 |
| Population 1951 Census | 1257 | 1230 | 1272 | 1188 | 1053 | 1088 | 1325 | 1360 | 1457 | 1377 | 1071 | 1553 | 1314 | 1211 | 1113 | 19469 |