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Walthamstow 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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IMMUNISATION AGAINST WHOOPING COUGH
| Age at date of Final Injection | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | 3-4 years | 4-5 years | 5-14 years | Total | |
| – | |||||||
| 37 | — | ||||||
Immunisations done by General Practitioners were with
combined Diphtheria/Whooping Cough prophylactic. The total
number of children immunised against Whooping Cough up to
the end of 1951 was 2,510.
VACCINATION
The ages of persons vaccinated is shown below :—
| Age at date of Vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1-2 year | 2-4 year | 5-14 year | 15 and over | Total | |
| Primary | ||||||
| Secondary | — | |||||
| Total | 35 | 374 | ||||
Vaccinated by General Practitioners or at Hospital 827
Vaccinated at Town Hall Clinic 310
The weekly Vaccination Clinic was started at the Town Hall
at the beginning of April.
VACCINATION AND RE-VACCINATION OF
DEPARTMENTAL STAFF
The staff of the Department, especially those who would be
expected to deal with smallpox in the event of cases occurring,
were again offered facilities for vaccination and re-vaccination and
11 were done during 1951.