[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough.
- Maidstone (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION Year of Birth Primary 1959 272 8958 338 1957 54 1956 30 1955 16 1954 18 1953 7 1952 5 1951 1 0 950 1 1949 - 1948 1 1947 - 1946 - 1945 - Before 1945 1 Total 744 Whooping cough in genera] has become a relatively minor disease, but in the very young is still a potential hazard. This is another disease for which there is a reasonable degree of protection, and every advantage should be taken of the facilities. Immunisation can be carried out at a very early age at any of the Welfare Clinics in the Borough, or through the services of the general practitioner. The protection afforded is well worth while for what can still be a distressing type of illness.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29780883_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
