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Richmond upon Thames 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]

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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
The tables below show the numbers of children under 16 who completed vaccinations
or immunisation procedures during 1965.
No comparable figures for previous years are available, due to the re-organisation
of areas, but on the assumption that the 'take-up' has been similar in recent years, it
may be estimated that probably about 90% of children are 'protected' against Diphtheria,
Whooping Cough and Tetanus before their second birthday. The figure for
vaccination against Poliomyelitis would be even higher — about 95%. The proportion
of children protected against smallpox is comparatively low — about 50%.

Table 1. Immunisation against Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus/Poliomyelitis (separately or combined).

Type of VaccineYEAR OF BIRTHOthers Under 16Total
19651964196319621958/61
PRIMARY COURSEDIPHTHERIA109912931364158342661
WHOOPING COUGH10871272100292152514
TETANUS10981291136412496073422
POLIOMYELITIS42023442571141861023423
RE-INFORCING DOSESDIPHTHERIA36272013010817283021
WHOOPING COUGH1743247022420812
TETANUS3627201319132412367
POLIOMYELITIS15313310101471236

Table 2. Vaccination against Smallpox.

Age at date of VaccinationUnder 112—45—15Total
No. vaccinated2581290253161807
No. revaccinated72835

B.C.G. Vaccination against Tuberculosis. See page 29.
Protection against Enteric Fever
During the year, agreement was reached with the South West London and Surrey
Local Medical Committee, that schoolchildren visiting abroad in school parties may
obtain T.A.B. inoculation either from their family doctor or from local authority clinics.
I strongly support the advice that all who undertake overseas travel should be so
protected.
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