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 Edmonton]
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IMMUNIZATION
The Area Medical Officer for Area No. 1 Middlesex (Edmonton and Enfield) has kindly given me the following details of immunization against Diphtheria and Whooping Cough during 1960:-
Age | Children who completed a full course of primary immunization | Children given a reinforcing injection | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria only (2) | Diphtheria and Whooping Cough (3) | Whooping Cough only (4) | Diphtheria only (5) | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough (6) | Whooping Cough Only (7) | |
Under 1 | 43 | 356 | 7 | - | - | - |
1 | 37 | 269 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2-4 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 366 | 42 | 13 |
5-14 | 152 | 14 | 2 | 1317 | 110 | 1 |
15 and over | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | — |
Total: | 253 | 668 | 36 | 1686 | 154 | 16 |
VACCINATION AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS TABLE I. EDMONTON - Number of persons vaccinated with two injections:
Year in which vaccinated | CATEGORY | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children born in years 1943 to 1960 | Young persons born in years 1933 to 1942 | Persons born before 1933 who have not passed their 40th birthday | Others | Totals | |
1956 | 280 | - | - | - | 280 |
1957 | 2,498 | - | - | - | 2,498 |
1958 | 8,023 | 554 | 124 | 15 | 8,716 |
1959 | 4,936 | 5,007 | 300 | 79 | 10,322 |
1960 | 1,404 | 761 | 2,440 | 95 | 4,700 |
Totals: | 17,141 | 6,322 | 2,864 | 189 | 26,516 |
TABLE II. EDMONTON - Number of persons vaccinated with third
injection:
1956 | - | - | - | - | |
1957 | - | - | - | - | - |
1958 | 4,033 | - | 25 | 10 | 4,068 |
1959 | 7,871 | 1,443 | 513 | 171 | 9,998 |
1960 | 3'583 | 3,609 | 1,118 | 91 | 8,401 |
Totals: | 15,487 | 5,052 | 1,656 | 272 | 22,467 |
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