[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough.
- Workington (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1964
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(b) Diphtheria Immunisation. Practically all primary courses in your children are now of triple antigen giving protection against diphtheria, whoop¬ ing cough and tetanus. A total of 524 primary courses and 514 booster doses containing protection against diphtheria were given during the year. The immunity index, i.e. the figure giving the percentage number of children inocculated within the previous five years, again rose. Table 5 gives the comparative figures since 1953. The figure for children between 0-14 years (62) is the highest since 1953. TABLE 5 Immunity lndex~Percentage of the Child Population Adequately Protected. At. Under 1 yr. 2-4 yrs. 5-6 v/'.v. ]()-14 y/\v. 0-14 yrs. 31-12-53 . 3 49 81 69 64 31-12-54 . 4 49 71 38 51 31-12-55 . 3 50 84 49 59 31-12-56 . 8 48 81 62 61 31-12-57 . 10 52 67 58 56 31-12-58 . 10 51 52 56 54 31-12-59 . 16 51 32 57 45 31-12-60 . 17 52 39 28 37 31-12-61 . 28 58 37 17 36 31-12-62 . 23 62 28 17 33 31-12-63 . 31 69 68 44 58 31-12-64 . 29 72 62 61 62 (c) Smallpox Vaccination. A total of 153 primary and 10 re-vaccinations were carried out in children up to the age of 15 years.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30293583_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
