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East Ham 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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SECTION 26 - VACCINATION & IMMUNISATION
Vaccination or Immunisation is undertaken against the following diseases-
Diphtheria Smallpox
Whooping Cough Tuberculosis
Poliomyelitis

TABLE 23 SMALLPOX VACCINATION

Number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinatedTotals
Age at date of vaccination
Under 1 year1 year2-4 years5-14 yearsOver 14 years
Number Vaccinated196062989362256832
1961521118505684829
Number re-vaccinated1960147102114
196121817129157

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-vaccinal encephalomyelitis.
(c) Death from complications of vaccinations other than (a) and (b).

TABLE 24 DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION

Immunisation carried out byAge at date of final injection or of reinforcing injection as appropriateTotal
Under 1 year1-4 years5-14 years
19601961196019611960196119601961
Number of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation during the yearGeneral Practitioners681303257756381249761183
Local Health Authority35616418937250108595644
Totals103746744611288823215711827
Number of children who received a secondary or reinforcing injection during the yearGeneral Practitioners29754162443261497
Local Health Authority46691128639594730
Totals256314529010828551227