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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Total children receiving immunisation against the four illnesses whether given separately or combined:
| Primary Course | Booster | |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 2034 | 4942 |
| Whooping Cough | 1831 | 1563 |
| Tetanus | 2242 | 4942 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2151 | 3017 |
Yellow Fever vaccination is controlled by the World Health Organisation
and only certain centres are recognised for this and the issue of international
certificates of vaccination. Grange Road Clinic, Kingston is the centre for
this area. A fee of 10s.6d. is charged for the vaccination. During 1967,
999 persons were vaccinated against yellow fever.
Smallpox vaccination of adults and injections for typhoid, paratyphoid
and cholera are normally given by the family doctor when requested for travel
abroad.
The following table shows the percentage of children vaccinated and immunised in Kingston upon Thames, compared with the national average:
| Children born in 1966 | Smallpox (children under 2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Poliomyelitis | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| England and Wales | 74 | 75 | 71 | 39 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 81 | 83 | 82 | 58 |
The figures in columns (1) - (3) are calculated to show the percentage
of children born in 1966 who have been vaccinated at any time.