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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 1939
[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, 1939, to 31st December, 1939. (Clinic not held from 1.9.39 to 3.12.39).
| 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 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 16 | — | 16 | 39 |
| Negative | 15 | 2 | 17 | 21 | — | 21 | 38 |
| Numbers inoculated (full course) | 233* | 365 | 598 | 145* | 118 | 263 | 861 |
| Positive after full course of inoculations, and re-inoculated | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Negative after full course of inoculations ... | 117 | 138 | 255 | 103 | 64 | 167 | 422 |
| Awaiting re-test | 110 | 216 | 326 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 414 |
| Not re-tested after inoculation (on account of leaving District, etc.) | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Positive after re-test, but not inoculated for same | |||||||
| reason ... ... ... ... ... | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | _ |
| Final Schick Test in 1939 (1938 Cases) :— | |||||||
| Positive after full course of inoculations, and re-inoculated | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| Negative | 132 | 182 | 314 | 299 | 75 | 374 | 688 |
| * Schick+1939 = 21 ; Schick+1938 = 2 ; Not Tested = 210 | * Schick+1939= 16 ; Not Tested = 129. | ||||||
During 1939 a total number of 1,607 children attended at the Diphtheria Prevention Clinics (914 at the
Public Health Offices and 663 at Mayesbrook), making a total number of attendances of 5,961 (3,717 and
2,244), with an average per session of 103 and 56 respectively.
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