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CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION AND INOCULATION
In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease, certain countries
require that visitors should be vaccinated or inoculated against specified
diseases.
International certificates have been prescribed for smallpox, yellow
fever and cholera. When completed by the medical practitioner, his signature
must be authenticated by the Medical Officer of Health.
During the year 688 requests were received for certificates of vaccination
or inoculation to be authenticated for the purpose of travel abroad.
SMALLPOX VACCINATION
Every effort is made to maintain a high level of inmunlty to smallpox by
vaccination of infants in their early months. This is carried out by general
practitioners or at Surrey County Council Clinics. The percentage of infants
under one year vaccinated in this Borough during the year was 54% and there is
every need to raise this figure.
The following shews the number of vaccinations carried out during the
year»-
Primary vaccinations 619
Re-vaccinations 112
MOPPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
The following figures show the number of children inmunised and those who
received reinforcing doses during the year (this includes those children who
received the combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylaxis). As with
smallpox vaccination, whooping cough and diphtheria immunisation is carried
out either by general practitioners cr at Surrey County Council Clinics.
Number of children immunised 749
Number of children boosted 326
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The following table gives details of the number of children under the age
of 15, who were immunised for the first time during the year 1961, together with
those who received reinforcing doses during the year:-
Under 5 years 791
Between 5 and 15 years 104
Number of children given reinforcing
doses during 1961 1,205
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