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East Ham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 28 DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
Number of Children at 31st December, 1952, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time before that date (i.e. at any time since
1st January, 1938)
| Estimated midyear child population 1952 | Children under five | Children 5-14 | 25,900 | |||||
| 9,400 | l6,500 | |||||||
NOTE:- Of the above figures, 315 children received the whooping cough
vaccine only and 1,001 the combined whooping cough and diphtheria
prophylactic.
TABLE 29 SMALLPOX VACCINATION
| No. of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated during 1952 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at date of vaccination | |||||
| Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15 or over | ||
| No. vaccinated | 364 (400) | 54 (53) | 27 (29) | 76 (83) | 521 (565) |
| NO. re-vaccinated | 6 (11) | 5 (9) | 13 (18) | 177 (211) | 201 (249) |
| Totals | 370 (4ll) | 59 (62) | 40 (47) | 253 (294) | 722 (814) |
TABLE 29
SMALLPOX VACCINATION
No. of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated
during 1952
Total
Age at date of vaccination
Under 1
1-4
5-14
15 or over
No. vaccinated
364 (400)
54 (53)
27 (29)
76 (83)
521 (565)
NO. re-vaccinated
6 (11)
5 (9)
13 (18)
177 (211)
201 (249)
Totals
370 (4ll)
59 (62)
40 (47)
253 (294)
722 (814)
The figures in brackets are those for 1951.
All vaccinations were carried out by general practitloners.
There were no cases specially reported during the period under
review of:-
(a) Generalised vaccinia.
(b) Post-vaccinal encephalomyelitis.
(c) Death from complications of vaccination other than (a)
and (b).