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Kingston upon Thames 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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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
Clinicj, Kingston, is the centre for this area. A fee of 21s.0d. is
charged for the vaccination. During 1969, 1322 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 1967 | Children born in 1968 | Smallpox (Children under 2) (7) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough (1) | Diphtheria (2) | Poliomyelitis (3) | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria (5) | Poliomyelitis (6) | ||
| England and Wales | 81 | 83 | 80 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 31 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 83 | 86 | 84 | 70 | 72 | 43 | |
The figures in columns (1) to (6) are calculated to show the
percentage of children born in 196? and 1968 who have been vaccinated
at any time.
Column (7) includes only children who were vaccinated during
1969 and were under two years old at the time, and is calculated as a
percentage of children born during 1968. This is considered to give
a reasonable estimate of the proportion of young children being
vaccinated against smallpox.
AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Borough Council is not an ambulance authority, this
service being the responsibility of the Greater London Council. The
service in the borough is co-ordinated from the main area control
centre in New Maiden.