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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Tabular Statement as to Number of Children Schick Tested and Immunised at the Diphtheria Clinics from 1st January, 1935, to 31st December, 1935.
| Public Health Offices. | Mayesbrook Clinic. | Grand Totals. Both Clinics. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Children (Various Schools). | Children under 5 years of age. | Total. | School Children (Various Schools). | Children, under 5 years of age. | Total. | ||
| Numbers Schick Tested :- | |||||||
| Positive | 66 | 5 | 71 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 100 |
| Negative | 47 | - | 47 | 7 | _ | 7 | 54 |
| Numbers inoculated (full course) | 494* | 343 | 837 | 145* | 109 | 254 | 1,091 |
| Positive after full course of inoculations, | |||||||
| and re-inoculated | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | _ | 2 | 11 |
| Negative after full course of inoculations.. | 354 | 241 | 595 | 106 | 87 | 193 | 788 |
| Awaiting re-test | 121 | 98 | 219 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 274 |
| Not re-tested after inoculation (on account of | |||||||
| leaving District, etc.) .. | 11 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Positive after re-test, but not inoculated for same | |||||||
| reason | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - |
| Final Schick Test in 1935 (1934 Cases):- | |||||||
| Positive after full course of inoculations, | |||||||
| and re-inoculated | 4 | 1 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | 5 |
| Negative | 241 | 173 | 414 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 468 |
| * Schick+1935 = 66; Schick-f-1934 = 5; Not Tested = 423. | * Schick-f 1935 = 27 Tested=118. | ; Not | |||||
During 1935 a total number of 1,618 children attended at the Diphtheria Prevention Clinics
(1,303 at the Public Health Offices and 315 at Mayesbrook), making a total number of attendances
of 7,497 (6,264 and 1,233), with an average per session of 87 and 40 respectively.