London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
This page requires JavaScript
Immunisation again Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1956.
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, 1956:—
(A) Diphtheria Immunisation.
| Year of Birth | 1956 | 1956 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Inoculations | 168 | 793 | 150 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1249 | |
| Re-inforcing Inoculations | — | — | — | 5 | 60 | 556 | 394 | 76 | 127 | 165 | 88 | 46 | 51 | 6 | — | 1574 | |
| (B) Vaccination. | |||||||||||||||||
| Year of Birth | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | Before 1941 | Total |
| Primary Vaccination | 619 | 345 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 46 | 1056 |
| Re-vaccination | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 103 | 132 |
| Immunisation against Diphtheria, 1956. 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, 1956, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1942). | |||||||||||||||||
| Year of Birth.. | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | Total | |
| Last complete course of injections (whether primary or booster) 1952—1956 | 65 | 129 | 287 | 316 | 553 | 1342 | 1116 | 946 | 915 | 1105 | 989 | 993 | 863 | 825 | 168 | 10612 | |
| 1951 or earlier | 671 | 709 | 866 | 627 | 617 | 154 | 267 | 680 | 405 | 66 | 5062 | ||||||