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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
Walthamstow 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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During the past five years the numbers immunised in the various age groups were as follows:—
| Age at Immunisation | Notified Cases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 0—1 year | 1—2 years | 2—3 years | 3—4 years | 4—5 years | Total 0—5 years | School Age | Grand Total | Admitted to Hospital | Diagnosis Confirmed | Deaths |
| 1952 | 723 | 361 | 48 | 24 | 18 | 1,174 | 412 | 1,586 | 10 | - | - |
| 1953 | 610 | 324 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1,005 | 191 | 1,196 | 13 | - | - |
| 1954 | 685 | 300 | 58 | 29 | 21 | 1,093 | 259 | 1,352 | 6 | - | - |
| 1955 | 560 | 157 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 786 | 156 | 942 | 6 | - | - |
| 1956 | 737 | 235 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 1,071 | 126 | 1,197 | 6 | - | - |
Number of children at 31st December, 1956, who had completed a course of immunisation at
any time before that date (i.e., at any time since 1st January, 1942):—
Under 1 (born 1956) 179
1—4 (born 1955-52) 3,364
5—9 (born 1951-47) 8,151
10—14 (born 1946-42) 7,897
Total immunised under 15 years 19,591