[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover R.D.C.

  • Andover (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Smallpox Vaccination The following table shows the number of vaccinations of age groups under 16 years, carried out in Andover Rural District in 1965;- Age at Date of Vaccination Primary Re-vaccination 0-3 months 4 4-6 months 13 7-9 months 14 10 -12 months 29 1 year 161 2-4 years 49 23 5 -15 years 9 50 Total U. - ■ 279 73 Records are not kept over the age of 16 years. Diphtheria. Tetanus and Whooping Gough '/accination The most frequently used agent is Triple Antigen which contains antigens of diphterhia, whooping cough and tetanus. This reduces the number of injections necessary, which are usually commenced when the infant is about three months old. The antigens, given combined in a single vaccine, produce a greater protection to each disease than they would if given separately. The following table shows the completed courses and booster doses given in 1965;- Type of Antigen Primary Course Booster Doses 1 Triple j 305 145 Diphtheri a/Te tonus 3 315 Quadrilin j 5 1 -