Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The ensuing tables give some further details:—
Total number of sessions held 144
Highest attendance at any one session 176
Lowest attendance at any one session 16
Average attendance per session 71
Year. | Total attended for treatment. | New cases attended. | No. of sessions held. | Av. attend per session. | No. given Primary Schick. | % Pos. on Primary Schick. | No. given Posterior Schick. | No. Neg. on Posterior Schick. | % Neg. on Posterior Schick. | No.completed treatm't |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1934 | 509 | 509 | - | 36 | 389 | - | 185 | - | - | 185 |
1935 | 1431 | 1151 | 97 | 58 | 634 | 76 | 781 | 766 | 98.8 | 781 |
1936 | 2285 | 1661 | 145 | 61 | 1215 | 78 | 1264 | 1254 | 99.2 | 1264 |
1937 | 1894 | 1286 | 122 | 58 | 1017 | 86 | 1222 | 1215 | 99.5 | 1222 |
1938 | 2049 | 1541 | 115 | 56 | 1208 | 69 | 1152 | 1140 | 98.9 | 1152 |
1939 | 1488 | 1020 | 61 | 63 | 593 | 76 | 678 | 671 | 98.9 | 1201 |
1940 | 508 | 428 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 419 |
1941 | 6639 | 6639 | 206 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 5833 |
1942 | 6581 | 6133 | 144 | 81 | -- | - | - | - | - | 5511 |
Under Treatment 1.1.42 | Total new Cases, 1942. | 1942 Cases Completed Treatment. | Received A.P.T. | Under Treatment 31.12.42 | Defaulted. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
490 | 6133 | 5511 | 6581 | 1297 | 180 |
Year. | School | Inf. Welfare C. | Others under 5 yrs. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Per cent. | Total. | Per cent. | Total. | Per cent. | |
1934 | 339 | 67 | - | - | 170 | 33 |
1935 | 944 | 66.6 | 265 | 18.7 | 208 | 14.7 |
1936 | 1620 | 74.8 | 310 | 14.3 | 237 | 10.9 |
1937 | 928 | 72.2 | 155 | 12.0 | 203 | 15.8 |
1938 | 1179 | 76.5 | 130 | 8.4 | 232 | 15.1 |
1939 | 704 | 69.0 | 225 | 22.0 | 91 | 9.0 |
1940 | 216 | 50.0 | 98 | 23.0 | 114 | 27.0 |
1941 | 4477 | 67.4 | 1239 | 18.7 | 923 | 13.9 |
1942 | 2660 | 48.3 | 2176 | 39.5 | 675 | 12.2 |
Immunisation in Residential Schools and Homes.
Owing to the evacuation of Residential Schools and Homes,
no immunisation was conducted in the Institutions in 1942.