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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VACCINATION AGAINST POLIOMYELITIS
TABLE I. EDMONTON-Number of persons vaccinated with two injections.
CATEGORY
Year in which Vaccinated | Children born in years 1943 to 1961 | 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 |
1961 | 1,724 | 639 | 1,489 | 180 | 4,032 |
Totals | 18,865 | 6,961 | 4,353 | 369 | 30,548 |
TABLE II. EDMONTON-Number of persons vaccinated with third injection.
1956 | - | - | - | - | - |
1957 | - | - | - | - | - |
1958 | 4,033 | v | 25 | 10 | 4,068 |
1959 | 7,871 | 1,443 | 513 | 171 | 9,998 |
1960 | 3,583 | 3,609 | 1,118 | 91 | 8,401 |
1961 | 1,386 | 555 | 1,640 | 96 | 3,677 |
Totals | 16,873 | 5,607 | 3,296 | 368 | 26,144 |
During 1961 fourth injections were given to 5,129 persons. |
Vaccinations against smallpox carried out in Edmonton during 1961.
Age | Persons Vaccinated or Re-vaccinated | Cases specially reported during the period | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaccination | Re-vaccination | Generalised Vaccinia | Post vaccinal encephalomyelitis | Deaths from complications of vaccination other than those in cols. (4) and (5). | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
Under 1 | 182 | - | |||
1 | 418 | - | |||
2-4 | 59 | 8 | |||
5-14 | 43 | 21 | |||
15 and over | 82 | 188 | |||
Total | 784 | 217 |
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