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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Born in the following years
| 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1943 | 1960 | 1933 | 1942 | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | ||
| 1964 | |||||||||
| - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19 | ||
12 primary school children received a fourth injection during the year
308 primary school children received an oral boost after 3 injections
Born in the following years
| 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1943 1960 | 1933 1942 | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 1 | 60 | - | - | 61 |
The use of the Sabin method of vaccination,, i,e, vaccine given by mouth
instead of by injection expanded greatly during the year and the method of in
jection of Salk vaccine was used very little by the end of it,
Puerperal Pyrexia
The number of notifications of puerperal pyrexia was 38 in 1964 compared
with 58 in 1963
Smallpox
Nine notifications of smallpox contacts arriving in this country six by
air, and three by sea were notified to the Public Health Department during the
year They were visited offered vaccination, and kept under surveillance for
the prescribed period No infection appeared,
Vaccination against Smallpox
The following information regarding vaccination against smallpox carried out in the Borough during 1964 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer
| Number of persons who during the yeas' were | Under 1 | l | Age Groups | 15 & over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-4 | 5-14 | |||||
| vaccinated for first time | 46 | 316 | 34 | 9 | - | 405 |
| re-vaccinated | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 46 | 316 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 411 |