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Croydon 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION
Diphtheria Immunization has been carried out at the clinics
and in the schools. The assistance of the teachers has been much
appreciated. Inoculations were suspended during the period of
incidence of poliomyelitis.
The number of children between the ages of 5 and 15 years
immunized against Diphtheria during the year was 302 together
with 2,554 who were given re-inforcing injections.
SPINAL AND OTHER REMEDIAL CLINICS
| 1954 | 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Av. att. | Attendances | Av. att. | |||
| Spinal | 487 | 6.0 | 2, 187 | 354 | 6.2 | |
| Flat Feet | 2, 162 | 364 | 5.9 | 3,427 | 556 | 6.2 |
| Breathing | 1,431 | 254 | 5.6 | 1, 592 | 313 | 5.1 |
| 6, 515 | 1, 105 | 7, 206 | 1,223 | |||
365 individual cases were treated and 792 examinations were
made by doctor.