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Crayford 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Immunisation against Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1953.
The following is a return received from the County Medical Officer of Health of (a) the number of
children resident in the Crayford area who were immunised again Diphtheria and (b) the number of persons
who were vaccinated against Smallpox during the year ended 31st December, 1953.

Table: (A) DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION

(A) DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION

Year of Birth195319521951195019491948194719461945194419431942194119401939Total
Primary Inoculations39196176476121——1——280
Re-inforcing Inoculations----7922138103120189---426

Table: (B) VACCINATION.

(B) VACCINATION.

Year of Birth1953195219511950194919481947194619451944194319421941194019391939Total
Primary Vaccination13497-2-1-12-----214253
Re-Vaccination———1112211———1—2636

Table: The following is a return of the number of children resident in the Crayford area under the age of 15 years on the 31st December, 1953, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1st January, 1939).

The following is a return of the number of children resident in the Crayford area under the age of 15 years on the 31st December, 1953, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1st January, 1939).

Year of Birth193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953Total
Last complete course of injections whether primary or Booster 1949—1953269324192287180260328335417409401321260234394,256
1948 or earlier—4750—91477365———————373