To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the immunisation rates were for MMR in each of the last five years for Tunbridge Wells and West Kent. [99180]
Statistics on immunisation rates are collected by health authority area. The table shows the immunisation rates for measles, mumps and rubella for children by their second birthday and by their fifth birthday within the West Kent health authority area for the five years to 2001–02, the last date for which figures are available.
Percentage of children immunised against MMR in West Kent health authority
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By their 5th birthday 1
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By their 2nd birthday
| First dose
| First second dose
| |
| 1997–98 | 93 | — | — |
| 1998–99 | 91 | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | 90 | 95 | 80 |
| 2000–01 | 91 | 94 | 78 |
| 2001–02 | 93 | 93 | 75 |
1Information about uptake at age 5 was collected for the first time in 1999–2000 | |||
Source:
Department of Health, Statistics Division SD3G, COVER data