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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 41
| Number of children, who, at 31st December in each year had completed a course of Immunisation at any time before that date | |||||
| Age at 31st December | Under 1 year | 1-4 . years | 5-9 . years | 10 - 14 years | Totals |
| Number Immunised 1953 | 188 | 4,649 | 7,932 | 4,996 | 17,765 |
| Estimated Mid-year Child Population 1953 | 9,400 | 16,500 | 25,900 | ||
| Number Immunised 1954 | 349 | 4,376 | 8,230 | 5,489 | 18,444 |
| Estimated Mid-Year Child Population 1954 | 1,560 | 6,340 | 17,500 | 25,400 | |
TABLE 42 SMALL POX VACCINATION
| Year | .No. of persons vaccinated or re-vacclnated | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at date of vaccination | ||||||
| Under 1 | 1 - 4 | 5-14 | 15 or over | |||
| 1953 | No. vaccinated | 369 | 41 | 13 | 47 | 470 |
| No. re-vacclnated | 5 | 2 | 14 | 117 | 138 | |
| Totals | 374 | 43 | 27 | 164 | 608 | |
| No. vaccinated | 344 | 46 | 24 | 51 | 465 | |
| No. re-vacclnated | 1 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 120 | |
| Totals | 345 | 48 | 28 | 164 | 585 | |
All vaccinations were carried out by general practitioners.
There were no cases specially reported during the period under
review of
(a) Generalised vaccinia
(b) Post-vacclnal encephalomyelitis
(c) Death from complications of vaccination other than (a)
and (b)