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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 31 POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION
STATISTICS
| Class | Number vaccinated with two injections during the year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By General Practitioners | In Authority Clinics | Total | ||||
| 1958 | 1959 | 1958 | 1959 | 1958 | 1959 | |
| Children born in years 1943-58 | 2,991 | 3,685 | 2,856 | 3,942 | 5,847 | 7,627 |
| Young Persons born in the years 1933 -42 | 192 | 1,592 | 269 | 3,957 | 461 | 5,549 |
| Expectant Mothers | 92 | 200 | 55 | 87 | 147 | 287 |
| General Practitioners and their families | 22 | 15 | - | - | 22 | 15 |
| Ambulance Staff and their families | 8 | - | 13 | - | 21 | - |
| Hospital Staff, Medical Students and families | 10 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 3,315 | 5,526 | 3,198 | 7,999 | 6,513 | 13,525 | |
At the 31st December 1958, 177 persons had received their 3rd injections.
At the 31st December 1959, 11,580 persons had received their 3rd injections.
The statistics reflect the result of implementing the Ministry of Health Circulars 16/57 and
20/58 which extended the offer of vaccination to other groups of the community and provided for a
third injection to be given to those persons who had already received two injections.