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Hendon 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The total number of children immunised in all age groups is 26,614.
SMALLPOX.
Vaccination
The following table, the figures for which I am indebted to the Area Medical
Officer, shows the number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated in the Borough of
Hendon during 1954,
TABLE XIV
| Age at 31st December 1954 | Under 1 year | 1 - 4 years | 5-14 years | 15 years or over | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number vaccinated | 1,078 | 102 | 26 | 97 | 1,303 |
| Number re-vaccinated | - | 19 | 77 | 730 | 826 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
Notification
The following table shows the number of cases of Tuberculosis notified for the
first time during the year 1954 and transfers into the district.
TABLE XV
| Age Group | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||||||
| New cases | Transfers into district | New cases | Transfers into district | New cases | Transfers into district | New cases | Transfers into district | ||
| 0 - 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| 5 - 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 10 - 15 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| 15 - 20 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 24 |
| 20 - 25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 25 - 35 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
| 35 - 45 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 26 |
| 45 - 55 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 22 |
| 55 - 65 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 |
| 65 & over | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 15 |
| Age unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 62 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 208 |