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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 1972
[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 Clinic,
Kingston, is the centre for this area. A fee of £1.05 is charged for
the vaccination. During 1972, 1,416 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 show the percentage of children vaccinated and immunised in Kingston upon Thames, compared with the national average:
| Percentage of Children Born in 1970 Vaccinated by 31.12.72 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Poliomyelitis | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | ||
| England and Wales | 79 | 81 | 80 | |
| Kingston upon Thames | 76 | 82 | 81 | |
The figures in columns (l) to (3) are calculated to show the
percentage of children born in 1970 who have been vaccinated at any
time.
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.