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Bromley 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
Under Section 26 of the National Health Service Act, 1946,
every Local Health Authority is required to make arrangements
with Medical Practitioners for the vaccination of persons in the area
of the authority, against smallpox and the immunisation of such
persons against diphtheria.
VACCINATION AGAINST SMALLPOX
A total of 2,981 children, mostly between one and two years
of age, received primary vaccination and 139 children were
re-vaccinated during the year.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
Primary Course—Number of persons under age 16
| Type of Vaccine or dose | YEAR OF BIRTH | Others under 16 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1960/63 | |||
| 1. Quadruple | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2. Triple | 1,545 | 2,195 | 132 | 65 | 92 | 8 | 4,037 |
| 3. Diphtheria/Pertussis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus | 12 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 93 |
| 5. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Pertussis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Tetanus | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 72 |
| Totals | 1,557 | 2,222 | 138 | 75 | 140 | 72 | 4,204 |
Re-inforcing doses—number of persons under age 16
| Type of Vaccine or dose | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1960/63 | Others under 16 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Quadruple | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Triple | — | 497 | 1,955 | 381 | 1,705 | — | 4,538 |
| 3. Diphtheria/Pertussis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria/Tetanus | — | 32 | 147 | 38 | 1,464 | 114 | 1,795 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6. Pertussis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Tetanus | — | — | 2 | 3 | 36 | 97 | 138 |
| Totals | — | 529 | 2,105 | 422 | 3,207 | 211 | 6,474 |
PRIMARY ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION
| Completed Primary Course | YEAR OF BIRTH | Others under 16 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1960/63 | |||
| M. & C.W. Clinics | 546 | 1,935 | 133 | 60 | 147 | 34 | 2,855 |
| G.P.'s Surgeries | 348 | 1,013 | 123 | 33 | 203 | 15 | 1,735 |
| Totals | 894 | 2,948 | 256 | 93 | 350 | 49 | 4,590 |
| Received re-inforcing dose | YEAR OF BIRTH | Others under 16 | Total | ||||
| 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1960/63 | |||
| M, & C.W. Clinics | - | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1,561 | 64 | 1,648 |
| G.P.'s Surgeries | - | 37 | 86 | 36 | 1,198 | 132 | 1,489 |
| Totals | - | 42 | 96 | 44 | 2,759 | 196 | 3,137 |