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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION
The tables below show the numbers of children under 16 who completed vaccina'
tion or immunisation procedures during 1966.
The "take-up" of all available types of immunisation has continued to be satisfactory
and the figures given in Table I below are generally comparable with last year's
figures.
Table 1. Immunisation against Diphtheria/Whooping Cough/Tetanus/Poliomyelitis (separately or combined).
| Type of Vaccine | YEAR OF BIRTH | Others Under 16 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1959/62 | ||||
| PRIMARY COURSE | DIPHTHERIA | 1012 | 1317 | 116 | 25 | 56 | 14 | 2540 |
| WHOOPING COUGH | 988 | 1276 | 85 | 16 | 23 | — | 2388 | |
| TETANUS | 1010 | 1317 | 115 | 26 | 57 | 201 | 2726 | |
| POLIOMYELITIS | 1003 | 1553 | 217 | 57 | 133 | 58 | 3021 | |
| RE-INFORCING DOSES | DIPHTHERIA | — | 371 | 768 | 137 | 1092 | 250 | 2618 |
| WHOOPING COUGH | — | 304 | 591 | 74 | 254 | 17 | 1240 | |
| TETANUS | — | 371 | 765 | 135 | 1087 | 148 | 2506 | |
| POLIOMYELITIS | — | 119 | 131 | 27 | 1033 | 82 | 1392 | |
Table 2. Vaccination against Smallpox.
| Age at date of Vaccination | Under 1 | 1 | 2—4 | 5—15 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. vaccinated | 217 | 1426 | 321 | 84 | 2048 |
| No. revaccinated | — | 1 | 28 | 129 | 158 |
B.C.G. Vaccination against Tuberculosis. See page 32.
Measles Vaccination
Approval was received from the Ministry of Health for the Council to include
measles vaccination in their proposals under Section 26 of the National Health Service
Act, 1946. Arrangements were made to offer vaccination to those children between
the ages of nine months and two years whose parents wish them to receive it. The
vaccination procedure consists of a course of two injections, one dose of inactivated
vaccine followed after an interval of at least a month by a dose of live attenuated
vaccine.
The scheme commenced on 1st October, 1966, and by the end of the year 15
children had completed the course.
Protection against Enteric Fever
Children visiting abroad in school parties may obtain T.A.B. inoculation either
from their family doctor or the authority's clinics in the borough. I consider that all
undertaking overseas travel should be so protected.
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