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Walthamstow 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The 1,560 children who completed a full course of immunisation
during the year received their injections at the following places -
Schools 167
Welfare Centres 446
Town Hall Clinic 96
Brookscroft 78
General Practitioners' Surgeries 773
Total number of children under 15
years immunised at 31st December
1961 18,532
Immunisation against Whooping Cough
| Age at time of the final injections | ChiIdren who completed a full course of immunisation during the year | Records of combined diphtheria -pertussis immunisation received |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 months 6-12 months 1-4 years 5 years and over | 803 400 144 42 | 185 182 72 29 |
| TOTAL (primary courses) | 1,389 | 468 |
| Total immunised by local authoritv staff (included above) | 667 | |
| Reinforcing injections | 101 | 110 |
Poliomyelitis Vaccination
| Category | Number of persons vaccinated (2 inject ions) | |
|---|---|---|
| During 1961 | Total since scheme commenced (including vaccinations completed in 1961) | |
| Children born in years 1943/61 | 1,842 | 22,573 |
| Persons born in years 1933/42 | 712 | 6,323 |
| Persons born before 1933 who were under 40 years of age | 1,637 | 3,997 |
| Others (Special Groups) | 23 | 277 |
| Expectant Mothers | 67 | 1,159 |
| Totals | 4,281 | 34,329 |
| Third doses (all groups) | 4,711 | 29,410 |
| Fourth doses (School children only ) | 5,219 | 5,219 |