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Havering 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION
The total number of children under 16 years of age who
received a course of immunisation or vaccination during the
year, either at the Authority's clinics or by general practitioners
is given in Table 20.

Table: TABLE - 20No. of completed primary courses

TABLE - 20

No. of completed primary courses

Type of antigenNo. of children
Diphtheria/Pertussis /Tetanus/Poliomyelitis24
Diphtheria/Pertussis /Tetanus4467
D iphtheria/Pertussis2
Diphtheria /Tetanus513
Diphtheria15
Pertussis71
Tetanus1304
Poliomyelitis (salk vaccine)34
(sabin vaccine)4548
Smallpox vaccination2967

Table: Table 21 sets out the number of children protected against each disease including those who were given combined antigens. The equivalent figures for 1965 are given for comparison.TABLE - 21No. of children protected against each disease

Table 21 sets out the number of children protected against each disease including those who were given combined antigens. The equivalent figures for 1965 are given for comparison.

TABLE - 21

No. of children protected against each disease

DiseaseNo. of children immunised
19661965
Diphtheria50213792
Pertussis45643518
Tetamnus63085784
Poliomyelitis46064515
Smallpox29672048
Tuberculosis19731990""

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The following is an estimate of the proportion of children
under one year of age who received a primary course of immunisation:--
Diphtheria 81%
Whooping Cough 78%
Tetanus 81%
Poliomyelitis 79%
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