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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
Mitcham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The following figures show the number of the child population considered immunised at 31st December, 1959:—
| Age at 31.12.59, i.e. born in year | Under 1 1959 | 1 to 4 1958-1955 | 5 to 9 1954-1950 | 10 to 14 1949-1945 | Under 15 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last complete course of injections (whether primary or booster) | |||||
| A. 1955-1959 | 237 | 2490 | 3062 | 3863 | 9652 |
| B. 1945-1954 | — | — | 742 | 1464 | 2206 |
| C. Estimated mid-year child population | 842 | 3492 | 10161 | 14495 | |
| Immunity Index 100 A/C | 28.15 | 71.31 | 68.16 | 66.59 | |
Whooping Cough Immunisation
This is carried out at the same clinics as diphtheria immunisation,
but special visits to schools are not made as this inoculation is intended
primarily for children under five years old.
The following figures show the number of children immunised and reinforced during the year (this includes those children who received the combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylaxis or the triple tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough antigen):—
| Age at date of final injection (as regards A) or of re-inforcing injection (as regards B) | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 to 9 | 10 to 14 | ||
| A. Number of children who completed a course of inoculation with pertussis vaccines (including combined vaccines) | 575 | 72 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 703 |
| B. Number of children who received a secondary (reinforcing) injection during 1959 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 40 | 41 | 5 | 92 |