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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
Erith 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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The following table illustrates the number of school children immunised:—
| Month | DIPHTHERIA | A.P.T. and TERTUSSIS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 5—15 years | Under 5 vears | |||||||
| 1st | 2nd | Comp'd | 1st | 2nd | Comp'd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Jan. | 41 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 | — | — |
| Feb. | 42 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| March | 39 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| April | 40 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| May | 42 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
| June | 48 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| July | 32 | 36 | 36 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| August | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sept. | 46 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct. | 33 | 23 | 23 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nov. | 59 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Dec. | 14 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 440 | 378 | 378 | 45 | 73 | 73 | 10 | 8 | 11 |