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Edmonton 1960

[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:-

AgeChildren who completed a full course of primary immunizationChildren 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 1433567---
13726924122
2-4202933664213
5-1415214213171101
15 and over1--2-
Total:25366836168615416

VACCINATION AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS TABLE I. EDMONTON - Number of persons vaccinated with two injections:

Year in which vaccinatedCATEGORY
Children born in years 1943 to 1960Young persons born in years 1933 to 1942Persons born before 1933 who have not passed their 40th birthdayOthersTotals
1956280---280
19572,498---2,498
19588,023554124158,716
19594,9365,0073007910,322
19601,4047612,440954,700
Totals:17,1416,3222,86418926,516

TABLE II. EDMONTON - Number of persons vaccinated with third

injection:

1956-----
1957-----
19584,033-25104,068
19597,8711,4435131719,998
19603'5833,6091,118918,401
Totals:15,4875,0521,65627222,467

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