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Croydon 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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55
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA
A total of 2,478 children came from the following sources: -
Of these, 19 failed to return for completion of the course.
School Children 161
Children under 5 2, 317
Reinforcing injections are now being recommended, just before
the child starts school, and again at 10 years of age, i.e. at
about 5-yearly intervals. The number of such injections given
during the year was 1,633.
The ensuing comparative tables give some further details:-
| Year | Children | Completed Treatment | Failed to attend for completion of Course | Reinforcing Injections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 428 | 419 | — | — |
| 1941 | 6,639 | 5,833 | — | — |
| 1942 | 6,133 | 5,511 | — | — |
| 1943 | 5,200 | 4,854 | — | — |
| 1944 | 2,482 | 1,851 | — | — |
| 1945 | 3,174 | 2,707 | — | — |
| 1946 | 3,935 | 3,934 | 386 | 32 |
| 1947 | 3,638 | 3.516 | 266 | 641 |
| 1948 | 3,799 | 3,704 | 95 | 1,667 |
| 1949 | 4,299 | 4,216 | 83 | 2,898 |
| 1950 | 3,089 | 3,014 | 75 | 4,512 |
| 1951 | 3.159 | 3436 | 23 | 2,921 |
| 1952 | 2,884 | 2,833 | 51 | 3,144 |
| 1953 | 2,646 | 2,634 | 12 | 1,775 |
| 1954 | 2,856 | 2,824 | 32 | 2,373 |
| 1955 | 2,478 | 2,459 | 19 | 1,633 |
| Year | School | Pre-school | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Per cent | Total | Per cent | |
| 1940 | 216 | 50.0 | 212 | 50.0 |
| 1941 | 4,477 | 67.4 | 2,162 | 32.6 |
| 1942 | 2,660 | 48.3 | 2,851 | 51.7 |
| 1943 | 2,818 | 48.1 | 3,036 | 51.9 |
| 1944 | 531 | 28.7 | 1,320 | 71.3 |
| 1945 | 281 | 9.4 | 2,698 | 90.6 |
| 1946 | 789 | 20.0 | 3,146 | 80.0 |
| 1947 | 588 | 16.2 | 3,050 | 83.8 |
| 1948 | 334 | 8.8 | 3,465 | 91. 2 |
| 1949 | 548 | 12.7 | 3,751 | 87.3 |
| 1950 | 587 | 19.0 | 2,502 | 81.0 |
| 1951 | 312 | 9.0 | 3,147 | 91.0 |
| 1952 | 385 | 13.4 | 2,499 | 86.6 |
| 1953 | 138 | 5.2 | 2,508 | 94.8 |
| 1954 | 302 | 10.6 | 2,554 | 89.4 |
| 1955 | 161 | 6.5 | 2,317 | 93.5 |