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Hendon 1959
[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 1959
| Age at time of injection | Primary Inoculations | Reinforcing Injections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria only | Combined Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | Whooping Cough only | Diphtheria only | Diphtheria and Whooping Cough | |
| Under 1 year of age | 519 | 333 | 435 | - | - |
| 1 year of age | 424 | 90 | 377 | 3 | - |
| 2-4 years of age | 36 | 24 | 27 | 125 | 7 |
| 5-14 years of age | 58 | 13 | 1 | 1,247 | 24 |
| 15 years and over | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| TOTALS | 1,037 | 460 | 840 | 1,376 | 31 |
POLIOMYELITIS IMMUNISATION
The number of people who completed immunisation against poliomyelitis was
18,351.
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 1959.
TABLE XIII
| Age at 31st December 1959 | Under 1 year | 1 year | 2—4 years | 5-44 years | 15 years and over | TO TAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number vaccinated | 1,099 | 69 | 27 | 52 | 96 | 1,343 |
| Number re-vaccinated | - | - | 8 | 42 | 459 | 509 |
INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION
During the year, 1620 International Certificates of Vaccination were stamped by
the Public Health Department.
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