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 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 - 20
Type of antigen | No. of children |
---|---|
Diphtheria/Pertussis /Tetanus/Poliomyelitis | 24 |
Diphtheria/Pertussis /Tetanus | 4467 |
D iphtheria/Pertussis | 2 |
Diphtheria /Tetanus | 513 |
Diphtheria | 15 |
Pertussis | 71 |
Tetanus | 1304 |
Poliomyelitis (salk vaccine) | 34 |
(sabin vaccine) | 4548 |
Smallpox vaccination | 2967 |
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
Disease | No. of children immunised | |
---|---|---|
1966 | 1965 | |
Diphtheria | 5021 | 3792 |
Pertussis | 4564 | 3518 |
Tetamnus | 6308 | 5784 |
Poliomyelitis | 4606 | 4515 |
Smallpox | 2967 | 2048 |
Tuberculosis | 1973 | 1990"" |
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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