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Ealing 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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14. VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Under Section 26 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, the Council
provides vaccination and immunisation against the following diseases:-
Diphtheria Poliomyelitis
Whooping-cough Smallpox
Tetanus Tuberculosis
The schedule of immunisation used in the clinics for infants and young children is the following:-
| Age | Vaccine | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 months | diphtheria, whooping-cough and tetanus | 1st injection |
| 4 months | diphtheria, whooping-cough and tetanus | 2nd injection |
| 5 months | diphtheria, whooping-cough and tetanus | 3rd injection |
| 6 months | poliomyelitis | 1st dose |
| 7 months | poliomyelitis | 2nd dose |
| 8 months | poliomyelitis | 3rd dose |
| Soon after first birthday | smallpox vaccination | |
| 16 months | diphtheria, whooping-cough and tetanus | booster |
| 5 years or | (diphtheria and tetanus | booster |
| school entry | (poliomyelitis | booster |
| 10 years | diphtheria and tetanus | booster |
Medical officers and health visitors use every opportunity, during their
course of work, to encourage parents to have their children protected by
immunisation and vaccination.
The acceptance rates during the year (expressed as a percentage of total
births) were:-
Immunisation against diphtheria, whooping-cough and tetanus 72.1
Immunisation against poliomyelitis 69.2
Vaccination against smallpox 59.2
Full details of immunisation carried out during the year are contained
in table 4.
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