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Walthamstow 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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IMMUNISATION AGAINST WHOOPING COUGH
The numbers and age groups of children immunised during the year are shown in the following table:-
| Age at date of Final Injection | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6 months | 6-12 months | 1-4 years | 5 years and over | Total | |
| Clinics, Nurseries and Welfare Centres | 359 | 237 | 51 | 649 | |
| General Practitioners | 123 | 212 | 41 | 5 | 381 |
| Total | 482 | 449 | 92 | 7 | 1, 030 |
In addition general practitioners gave thirty nine booster
injections.
The percentage of children immunised during the first year
of life was 65.
VACCINATION AGAINST POLI0MY3 LITIS
During 1959 eligibility for vaccination included the age
group six months to twenty-five years, expectant mothers and
special groups.
By the end of the year the number of persons who had
received two doses since the inception of the scheme in 1956
was: -
Children 19,078
Expectant Mothers 874
Young Persons 4,897
Other Groups 207
Total 25,056
of which the following were done in 1959:-
Children 6,322
Expectant Mothers 532
Young Persons 4,870
Other Groups 140
Total 11,864
In addition, at the end of the year 16,176 persons had received
third doses.
B C.G. VACCINATION
In 1959 the scheme described in the report of the School
Medical Officer for 1954 was extended to include vaccination of
children aged 14 years and upwards who are still at school aid
also students attending Universities; Teacher Training Colleges