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 Finchley]
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By General Practitioners | By Medical Officers of the Local Authority | Diphtheria Immunisation, etc.: |
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(1) Children immunised : | ||
Diphtheria only | — | — |
Tetanus only | 10 | 42 |
Diph. & Tetanus Primary | 21 | 37 |
Triple Primary | 425 | 189 |
Triple Booster | 219 | 8 |
Diph. & Tetanus Booster | 47 | 22 |
Quadrilin Primary | 5 | — |
(2) Children immunised with combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic | Nil | Nil |
(3) Children given "Booster" doses of diphtheria prophylactic alone | 70 | 256 |
Tetanus Booster | 2 | 13 |
(4) Children given "Booster" doses of combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic | 2 | — |
(5) Children immmunised | — | 1 |
(6) Children given "Booster" doses of whooping cough vaccine | — | — |
(7) Persons vaccinated for the first time | 216 | 105 |
(8) Persons re-vaccinated | 233 | — |
(9) Persons who received a reinforcing dose | 631 | 329 |
(10) Persons who completed a primary course of vaccination | 654 | 426 |
Number of children eligible | 1050 | |
Number of forms received | — | 685 (65.2%) |
Initial skin test: | ||
Number tested | ... | 633 |
Number absent | ... | 52 |
Results of test reading : | ||
Number found with negative reaction | ... | 557 |
Number found with positive reaction | ... | 48 |
Number absent | ... | 28 |
Number of negative reactors vaccinated | ... | 557 |