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 Croydon]
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VACCINATED AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS
The following table gives the number of persons who received a course of primary vaccination during the year.
Children born 1972 | Children born 1971 | Children born 1970 | Children born 1969 | Young Persons born 1968-65 | Young Persons born 1964-56 | TOTAL | |
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With Oral Vaccine | 836 | 3,846 | 1,501 | 298 | 489 | 599 | 7,569 |
Number of persons who received a reinforcing vaccination as at 31st
December, 1972.
Persons given a
V AC CI NATED first reinforcing
Vaccination during 1972.
With Oral Vaccine 8,357
Annual Total 15,926
Total since Vaccination
began 1957 170,972
INTERNATIONAL VACCINATION CERTIFICATES
During the year 12,017 certificates were authenticated; 8,245 Smallpox,
3,429 Cholera, 343 T.A.B.
IMMUNISATION OF CHILDREN BORN IN 1971
Poliomyelitis Diphtheria
Live Births
302 - (immunised 1971) 298
3,846 - (Immunised 1972) 3,833 5,324
4,148 4,131
(78%) (78%)
MEASLES VACCINATION FROM APRIL 1968
Year Children Vaccinated
1968 6,035
1969 3,546
1970 4,663
1971 4,408
1972 3,767