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Tottenham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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table has been compiled showing the number of children at 31st
December, 1951, who had completed a course of immunisation at any
time before that date (i.e. at any time since 1st January, 1937).
Immunisation in Relation to Child Population
| Age at 31.12.51. i. e. Born in year | Under 1 1951 | 1 1950 | 2 1949 | 3 1948 | 4 1947 | 5 to 9 1942-1946 | 10 to 14 1937-1941 | Total under 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whooping Cough
During the year there were 427 notifications of this disease,
and death resulted in 2 cases. 40 cases with complications were
admitted to hospital.;
Whooping cough vaccination trials carried out under the
auspices of the Medical Research Council continue to be followed
with the greatest interest The effectiveness of vaccination in
preventing or modifying this disease is not now questioned, but
the trials continue locally in order to find the best type of
vaccine to adopt for general use.
Details of the whooping cough vaccination trials appear in
my report as Area Medical Officer, which is printed as an appendix
to this report.
Measles
There were 1,331 notifications of Measles during 1951, 44
cases with complications being admitted to hospital. The notification
rate remains high, but this is doubtless due to the
increased susceptible child population resulting from the high
birthrate at the end of the war years.
The following graph showing Measles notification rates with a
graph of the birthrate for 5 years earlier demonstrates this
point. To level out the biennial peaks and troughs which characterise
the incidence of Measles,average figures for 2 y3ar periods
are shown.