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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Diphtheria Immunisation, etc.: | By General Practitioners | By Medical Officers of the Local Authority |
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(1) Children immunised : | ||
Diphtheria only | 1 | 18 |
Tetanus only | 28 | 77 |
Diph. & Tetanus Primary | 33 | 60 |
Triple Primary | 529 | 188 |
Triple Booster | 203 | 178 |
Diph. & Tetanus Booster | 93 | 79 |
Quadrilin Primary | 4 | — |
(2) Children immunised with combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic | — | 3 |
(3) Children given "Booster" doses of diphtheria prophylactic alone | 72 | 299 |
Tetanus Booster | 8 | 11 |
(4) Children given " Booster" doses of combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylactic | — | — |
(5) Children immunised | 3 | 4 |
(6) Children given " Booster" doses of whooping cough vaccine | — | — |
(7) Persons vaccinated for the first time | 347 | 251 |
(8) Persons re-vaccinated | 128 | — |
(9) Persons who received a reinforcing dose | 306 | 216 |
(10) Persons who completed a primary course of vaccination | 618 | 423 |
Number of children eligible | 1040 | |
Number of forms received | 572 (55%) | |
Initial skin test: | ||
Number tested | 545 | |
Number absent | 27 | |
Results of test reading : | ||
Number found with negative reaction | 508 | |
Number found with positive reaction | 23 | |
Number absent | 14 | |
B.C.G. Vaccination : | ||
Number of negative reactors vaccinated | 507 |