London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Waltham Forest 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
| TYPE OF COURSE OR DOSE | YEAR OF BIRTH | OTHERS UNDER 16 YEARS | TOTALS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1964-67 | |||
| Diphtheria - Primary | 48 | 1,918 | 587 | 87 | 130 | 17 | 2,787 |
| Booster | - | 24 | 196 | 54 | 2,713 | 129 | 3, 1 16 |
| Whooping Cough - Primary | 48 | 1,890 | 578 | 79 | 67 | 2 | 2.664 |
| Booster. | - | 18 | 188 | 40 | 375 | 32 | 653 |
| Tetanus - Primary | 48 | 1,918 | 590 | 88 | 134 | 76 | 2,854 |
| Booster | 26 | 198 | 58 | 2,724 | 242 | 3,248 | |
| Poliomyelitis - Primary | 48 | 1,937 | 583 | 88 | 183 | 15 | 2.854 |
| Booster | - | 27 | 1 17 | 59 | 2,702 | 139 | 3,044 |
| Measles | 2 | 767 | 775 | 234 | 327 | 55 | 2,160 |
| Rubella | - | - | - | - | 1 | 734 | 735 |
VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
| TYPE OF VACCINE USED | L PRACTITIONERS | IMMUNISATIONS OR VACCINATIONS COMPLETED BY BOROUGH STAFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY COURSES | REINFORCING DOSES | PRIMARY COURSES | REINFORCING DOSES | |
| Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis combined | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus | 1,434 | 615 | 1,230 | 38 |
| Diphtheria and Whooping Cough combined | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Tetanus combined | 9 | 817 | 112 | 1,540 |
| Diphtheria only | - | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Whooping Cough only | - | - | - | - |
| Tetanus only | 91 | 143 | 4 | 7 |
| Poliomyelitis:- | ||||
| (a) Salk | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Sabin | 1,428 | 1,690 | 1,416 | 1 ,354 |
| Smallpox | 907 | 225 | 181 | 5 |
| Measles | 1,036 | - | 940 | - |
| Rubella | 174 | - | 566 | - |