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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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PERSONAL HEALTH
Smallpox Vaccination
Persons aged under 16 years
| Age at Date of Vaccination | Number of Persons | |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccinated | Re-Vaccinated | |
| Under 3 months | 15 | - |
| 3 months and under 6 months | 8 | - |
| 6 months and under 9 months | 9 | - |
| 9 months and under 12 months | 8 | - |
| 1 year | 1,201 | - |
| 2 - 4 years | 216 | 466 |
| 5 - 15 years | 117 | 1,089 |
| TOTAL | 1,574 | 1,555 |
Completed Primary Courses of Immunisation by end of 1971 Children born in 1969
| Number of Children in Enfield born in 1969: 3,890 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunisation Against | No. of Children Immunised (Enfield) | Acceptance Rate per cent. | |
| Enfield | England and Wales | ||
| Diphtheria | 3,062 | 78.71 | 80 |
| Whooping Cough | 2,878 | 73.98 | 77.9 |
| Tetanus | 3,067 | 78.84 | 80.1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3,066 | 78.81 | 79.5 |
| Smallpox | 1,728 | 43.41 | Not available |
| Measles | 1,837 | 47.22 | 45.8 |
B.C.G. Vaccination
| Number of parents approached for consent | 3,766 |
| Number of parents who consented | 2,895 |
| Number of children given Tuberculin Test (Heaf Gun) | 2,828 |
| Number of children found to be positive | 233 |
| Number of children found to be negative | 2,556 |
| Number of Tuberculin Tests not read | 39 |
| Number of children given B.C.G. vaccination | 2,549 |
| Number of children found to be negative but not yet vaccinated | 7 |