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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
Merton and Morden 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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The following table indicates the state of vaccination as it was on the 31st December, 1962:—
| Age Group (Years of birth) | Primary Course | Number given third | Number given fourth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salk | Oral | Salk | Oral | Salk | Oral | |
| 1943-1962 | 64 | 509 | 1000 | 646 | 63 | 824 |
| 1933-1942 | 19 | 35 | ||||
| Other Groups | 45 | 157 | ||||
| Totals | 128 | 701 | 1000 | 646 | 63 | 824 |
The total number of persons who have received a primary course of
vaccination since the inception of the scheme is 24,511, which includes
15,950 in the 1943-1962 age group, 4,661 in the 1933-1942 age group and
3,900 classified under other groups.
SMALLPOX VACCINATION
As a direct result of the outbreak of Smallpox which occurred in the
early part of the year throughout England and Wales, measures were put
in hand to secure the vaccination of all persons travelling abroad from this
Country, particularly those travelling to the Continent for their holidays
and who were required to produce evidence of recent vaccination before
being allowed into the Country.
This resulted in a marked increase in the number of vaccinations carried out during the year as compared with that of previous years and the following table indicates the extent to which advantage was taken of this service:—
| Age at date of vaccination | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 5-14 | 15 or over | ||
| Primary Vaccination | 474 | 45 | 95 | 568 | 140 | 1322 |
| Re-vaccination | – | 1 | 33 | 508 | 319 | 861 |
| Totals | 474 | 46 | 128 | 1076 | 459 | 2183 |
During the year under review 54% of infants under one year of age
received vaccination either at the Surrey County Council's Clinics or from
general practitioners in the area. The average over the past five years of
infants vaccinated under one year of age is 63 %.
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