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 Crayford]
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Immunisation against Diphtheria and Vaccination against Smallpox, 1954.
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 against Diphtheria and (B) the number of persons
who were vaccinated against Smallpox during the year ended 31st December, 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 | 42 | 209 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | _ | — | 303 |
Re-inforcing Inoculations | — | — | — | — | 50 | 196 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 54 | 2 | — | — | 400 |
(B) VACCINATION.
Before | ||||||||||||||||
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Year of Birth 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 | 1940 | Total |
Primary Vaccination 159 | 90 | 3 | 4 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 10 | 272 |
Re-Vaccination — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | 1 | 23 | 29 |
The following is a return of the number of children resident in the Crayford area under the age of 15 years on 31st December, 1954, who had completed a course of immunisation at any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1940).
Year of Birth | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last complete course of injections (whether primary or booster) 1950—1954 | 31 | 33 | 95 | l?1 | 140 | 778 | 346 | 401 | 368 | 446 | 337 | 765 | 75? | 248 | 47 | 3,403 |
1949 or earlier | 193 | 259 | 194 | 114 | 137 | 61 | 2 | 16 | 56 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.045 |