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Walthamstow 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(c) Number already immunised having a rein-
forcing dose 1,292
Details of the immunisations included in the above total are set out below:—
| No. completed at Schools | 132 |
| „ ,, Welfare Centres | 254 |
| ,, Town Hall Clinic | 105 |
| „ ,, „ " Brookscroft" | 59 |
| „ „ by General Practitioners | 392 |
| Total | 942 |
The total for 1954 was 1,352, but immunisation was suspended
during August, September and October on account of the
prevalence of Poliomyelitis.
171 children included in the above figures were given combined
whooping cough/diphtheria injections and 44 children were given
whooping cough/tetanus/diphtheria injections by General Practi'
doners. These prophylactics were not supplied by the County
Council.
There have been only two confirmed cases of diphtheria in the
last nine years and no deaths.
On the other hand, the fall in the number of children immunised,
especially in the 0—1 age group, gives rise to misgiving,
especially since the target of immunisation in this group is 75%
of babies before reaching the age of one year.