Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION.
Northern Division — Barnes and Richmond.
PRIMARY COURSE. | ||||||||
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Number of persons who have received:— | ||||||||
Salk Vaccine | Oral Vaccine | |||||||
One injection only | Two injections | One dose only | Two doses only | Three doses | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||
(a) Children born in 1962 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 125 | 102 | |||
(b) Children born in 1961 | - | 113 | 170 | 319 | 481 | |||
(c) Children and young persons born in the years 1943—1960 | - | 83 | 113 | 127 | 197 | |||
(d) Young persons born in years 1933-1942 | 3 | 73 | 27 | 44 | 80 | |||
(e) Others | 4 | 174 | 80 | 125 | 174 | |||
(f) Total | 9 | 449 | 432 | 740 | 1034 | |||
REINFORCING DOSES. | ||||||||
(a) Number of persons given third injections of Salk Vaccine | 999 | |||||||
(b) Number of persons given fourth injections of Salk Vaccine | 39 | |||||||
(c) Number of persons given a reinforcing dose of Oral Vaccine after: | (i) Two Salk doses | 700 | ||||||
(ii) Three Salk doses | 786 | |||||||
Total number of doses | 5188. | |||||||
Number of record cards submitted by General Practitioners during the year: | ||||||||
Primary Course | Reinforcing doses Salk or Oral | |||||||
Salk (first and second injections) | Oral (three doses) | |||||||
312 | 254 | 940 |
Vaccination Against Tuberculosis.
During 1962 a total of 474 boys and girls were inoculated with
B,C.G. in the Northern Division (Barnes and Richmond).