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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

Finchley 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION

Diphtheria Immunisation, etc.:By General PractitionersBy Medical Officers of the Local Authority
(1) Children immunised :
Diphtheria only118
Tetanus only2877
Diph. & Tetanus Primary3360
Triple Primary529188
Triple Booster203178
Diph. & Tetanus Booster9379
Quadrilin Primary4—
(2) Children immunised with combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic—3
(3) Children given "Booster" doses of diphtheria prophylactic alone72299
Tetanus Booster811
(4) Children given " Booster" doses of combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic——
Whooping Cough Immunisation :
(5) Children immunised34
(6) Children given " Booster" doses of whooping cough vaccine——
Vaccination against Smallpox :
(7) Persons vaccinated for the first time347251
(8) Persons re-vaccinated128—
Vaccination against Poliomyelitis :
(9) Persons who received a reinforcing dose306216
(10) Persons who completed a primary course of vaccination618423
B.C.G. Vaccination :
Number of children eligible1040
Number of forms received572 (55%)
Initial skin test:
Number tested545
Number absent27
Results of test reading :
Number found with negative reaction508
Number found with positive reaction23
Number absent14
B.C.G. Vaccination :
Number of negative reactors vaccinated507