Table 1

Completed age appropriate immunisation courses (%) in looked after children (LAC) in a single unitary authority compared with overall district rates, 1999

		Completed courses (%)
Immunisation	Scheduled age for giving	LAC	Whole district
*BCG unavailability from winter 1998 onwards taken into account.
Primary DTP	2, 3, and 4 months	85	95
Primary polio	2, 3, and 4 months	85	95
Primary Hib	2, 3, and 4 months	95	95
Primary MMR	15 months	87	90
Preschool boosters	4 years	72	90
MMR2 (booster)	4 years	70	87
BCG*	13 years	9	95
School leaver boosters	15 years	26	72