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Hendon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XII
NUMBER OF CHILDREN RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF HENDON WHO RECEIVED IMMUNISING INJECTIONS DURING 1956
| Age at time of injection | Primary Inoculations | Reinforcing Injections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria/ Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria/ Whooping Cough | |
| Under 1 year of age | 75 | 950 | 1 | - | - |
| 1 year of age | 27 | 300 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2-4 years of age | 24 | 65 | 8 | 150 | 20 |
| 5-9 years of age | 83 | 28 | 1 | 1,917 | 84 |
| 10 - 14 years of age | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 years & over | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| TOTAL | 210 | 1,343 | 13 | 2,072 | 104 |
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 1956.,
TABLE XIII
| Age at 31st December 1956. | Under 1 year | 1 year | 2-4 years | 5 - 9 years | 10 - 14 years | 15 years and over | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number vaccinated | 1,079 | 63 | 29 | 39 | - | 107 | 1,317 |
| Number re-vaccinated | - | 1 | 14 | 67 | - | 437 | 519 |