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Wanstead and Woodford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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The following information shows the total number of children under 16 years of age who have at any time received a primary course of immunisation against diphtheria, as at 31st December, 1959.
| Year of Birth | Number | Year of Birth | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 132 | 1951 | 506 |
| 1958 | 535 | 1950 | 650 |
| 1957 | 587 | 1949 | 665 |
| 1956 | 553 | 1948 | 931 |
| 1955 | 880 | 1947 | 932 |
| 1954 | 331 | 1946 | 794 |
| 1953 | 666 | 1945 | 865 |
| 1952 | 556 | 1944 | 590 |
| 1053 |
Number of children immunised against Whooping Cough during the year 1959 was:—
| Under 6 months | 6-12 months | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 156 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
In my report for 1957 I referred to the scheme introduced by the
Ministry of Health for the vaccination of children against Poliomyelitis.
Initially the scheme provided for the vaccination of children
born only in the years 1947 to 1954 inlusive, but during 1958 the
scheme was extended to include children born in the years 1955 and
1956, and also recommended that a further opportunity should be
given to the parents of children born in the years 1947 to 1954 to
register them if they had not hitherto accepted the offer of
vaccination.
In November of the same year it was announced that the scheme
for vaccination could be further extended to include children born
in the years 1943 to 1946 inclusive. Further extensions have been
made which means that in addition to the normal priority groups of
expectant mothers and certain special groups of individuals particularly
exposed to the risk of infection, such as general medical
practitioners, vaccination is available to all persons up to the age of
40 years. The acceptance rate in the age group 26 to 40 years could
well be very much higher.
During 1959, 7,179 persons received their primary course of two
injections and 7,179 received a third injection.
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