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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
Kingston upon Thames 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Comparative Statement for the Years 1946, 1947 and 1948.
(Provided by Dr.W.H.Kinstrie ).
| Year of Birth. | No. completely Immunised. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | |
| 1948 | - | - | 59 |
| 1947 | - | 48 | 557 |
| 1946 | 10 | 480 | 529 |
| 1945 | 274 | 411 | 419 |
| 1944 | 403 | 425 | 437 |
| 1943 | 374 | 388 | 422 |
| 1942 | 366 | 406 | 424 |
| 1941 | 405 | 386 | 387 |
| 1940 | 520 | 407 | 420 |
| 1939 | 377 | 383 | 390 |
| 1938 | 402 | 383 | 389 |
| 1937 | 359 | 367 | 385 |
| 1936 | 376 | 373 | 364 |
| 1935 | 357 | 319 | 321 |
| 1934 | 318 | 304 | 290 |
| 1933 | 271 | 242 | |
| 1932 | 279 | ||
0-4 Age Group.
Total number Completely
Immunised as at 3l. l2. l946. 1427 Percentage 1946 - 49.7
as at 3l. 12. 1947. 1752 ,, 1947 - 55.1
as at 3l.12.1948. 2001 ,, 1948 - 62.4
5 1.5 Age Group
Total number Completely
Immunised as at 31.12.1946. 3664 Percentage 1946- 83.2
as at 3l.l2.l947. 3570 ,, 1947 - 78.6
as at 3l.l2.1948. 3792 ,, 1948 - 86.5
Record of work done at Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics.
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of Clinics held | 90 | 99 | 98 |
| Number Completely Immunised | 645 | 748 | 832 |
| Number of Schick Tests | 1214 | 1138 | 1294 |
| Number of Positive Schick Tests) and re-inoculations ) | 90 | 106 | 133 |
| Total at tendances | 3716 | 3807 | 3965 |
| Average at tendances | 41 | 38.4 | 40.5 |