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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
Carshalton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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During 1956, 977 resident children received a primary course of treatment as follows:
| Age at 31/12/56 | Under 1 year | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5-9 years | 10-14 years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Council Clinics | 122 | 307 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 10 | – | 523 |
| In Carshalton Schools | – | – | – | 5 | 14 | 225 | 25 | 269 |
| Private Practitioners | 24 | 151 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 6 | – | 221 |
| Less outward transfers | 146 | 458 | 80 | 28 | 35 | 241 | 25 | 1013 |
| – | – | – | – | 2 | 34 | 8 | 44 | |
| Plus inward transfers | 146 | 458 | 80 | 28 | 33 | 207 | 17 | 969 |
| – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Carshalton residents | 146 | 458 | 80 | 28 | 33 | 213 | 19 | 977 |
A further 1,917 Carshalton children received reinforcing injections
during the year.
The immunisation state of the local child population at 31st December, 1956, was as follows:
| Age at 31/12/56 i.e. Born in Year | Under 1 1956 | 1-4 1952-1955 | 5-9 1947-1951 | 10-14 1942-1946 | Under 15 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. No. of children whose last course (primary or booster) was completed in the period 1952-1956 | 146 | 2,058 | 3,508 | 2,540 | 8,252 |
| B. No. of children whose last course (primary or booster) was completed in the period 1951 or earlier | – | – | 513 | 1,097 | 1,610 |
| C. Estimated mid-year child population | 750 | 3,075 | 9,160 | 12,985 | |
| Immunity Index 100 A/C | 19.4 | 66.9 | 66.0 | 63.5 | |
The percentage of children under fifteen years of age immunised within
the previous five years was slightly higher than a year before at 63.5%.
A further 12.4% immunised more than five years previously would have
some lesser degree of residual protection.
The following table shows the estimated percentage of children
immunised at each year end since 1935, when the Council's scheme was
inaugurated and the incidence of diphtheria in the resident population.
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