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Richmond upon Thames 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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The following table shows the percentages of children immunisec as recorded in the Annual Reports since 1947:—

19471948194919501951195219531954
Under 5 years5969.869.86967.669.965.171.1
5 to 15 years8895.39491.495.291.595.895.9

In addition the policy of giving single reinforcing doses at appropriate
intervals during a child's school life has been continued.
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION.
A combined prophylactic giving protection against Diphtheria
and Whooping Cough is used, or in cases where Diphtheria Immunisation
has already been completed, protection against Whooping
Cough is given separately.

Attendances at Clinics during1954.

Diphtheria and Whooping Cough CombinedWhooping Cough only
Windham Road, Richmond61128
Back Lane, Ham44622
Sheen Road, Richmond61931

Private Doctors.
In addition 151 children were immunised with the combined
prophylactic by private doctors and 5 against whooping cough alone.
By the end of December, 1406 children had been given the full
course of protective inoculations.