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109
Vaccinated by General Practitioners 486
Vaccinated by County Staff 314
The vaccinations under one year during 1953 represented
approximately 36.4% of babies surviving to the age of one year.
For the purpose of comparison, similar figures have been calculated
for the past four years as follows:—
Year Percentage
1952 35
1951 37
1950 23
1949 18
VACCINATION AND RE-VACCINATION OF
DEPARTMENTAL STAFF
The staff of the department and ambulance drivers, especially
those who would be expected to deal with smallpox in the event of
cases occurring, were again offered facilities for vaccination and
revaccination. The number vaccinated was 44.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the
year:—
Total number of immunisations completed:
(a) School age 191
(b) Pre-school age 1,005
Total 1,196
(c) Number already immunised having reinforcing
dose 1,749
Details of the immunisations included in the above total are
set out below:—
No. completed at schools 193
No. completed at welfare centres 239
No. completed at Town Hall Clinic 281
No. completed at "Brookscroft" 38
No. completed by general practitioners 445