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Walthamstow 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Age at Date of Final Injection
| Under 1 yr. | 1-2 yrs. | 2-3 yrs. | 3-4 yrs. | 4-5 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinics and Nurseries | 258 | 132 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 405 |
| General Practitioners | 70 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 115 |
| Total | 328 | 165 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 520 |
No. of clinics held for immunisation at
Town Hall 52
No. of attendances made for whooping
cough immunisation 1,133
Average attendance per session for
whooping cough immunisation 21.8
The percentage of children immunised
under the age of one year was 21.6
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 1952 was 3,030.
VACCINATION
The ages of persons vaccinated is shown below:—
| Age at Date of Vaccination | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr | 1-2 yrs. | 2-4 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | 15 and over | Total | |
| Primary | 514 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 74 | 651 |
| Secondary | — | — | 10 | 8 | 187 | 205 |
| Total | 514 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 261 | 856 |
Vaccinated by General Practitioners or at Hospital 580
Vaccinated at Town Hall Clinic 276
The vaccinations under one year during 1952 represented approximately 35% of babies surviving to the age of one year. For the purpose of comparison similar figures have been calculated for the past three years as follows:—
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1949 | 18 |
| 1950 | 23 |
| 1951 | 37 |