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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
Surbiton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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The number of persons who were vaccinated or re-vaccinated during 1961 was:-
| Age Groups | Under 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 5 -14 | 15 or over | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinations | 685 | 61 | 27 | 36 | 56 | 865 |
| Re-vaccinations | - | - | 9 | 33 | 288 | 330 |
Calculations show that by the end of 1961 74.13 of children
under one year have been vaccinated against smallpox.
SONNE DYSENTERY.
No cases occurred during the year and only two the previous year.
POLIOMYELITIS. The figures since 1949 are given below:-
| Year | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958-61 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Deaths | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
POLIOMYELITIS.
The figures since 1949 are given below:-
Year
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
L ..
1955
1956
1957
1958-61
Cases
5
8
1
2
3
2
8
1
6
1
Deaths
2
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Arrangements are made whereby doctors may collect
anti-poliomyelitis vaccine from the Public Health Department, and this
facility is much appreciated and used.
At the end of the year good progress had been made towards the
protection by vaccination of the priority groups for which vaccine
had been issued by the Ministry of Health.
These groups were:-
All persons who have not at the time of their application
for vaccination reached the age of forty.
General practitioners.
Ambulance staff
Hospital staff who come into contact with patients.
Medical students.
Practising dental'surgeons, dental students, dental
hygienists, student hygienists and dental surgeons'
chairside assistants.
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