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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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Active Immunisation Against Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria. Schick Test, 1931.
| Number of patients tested | 575 |
| Number which proved positive | 283 |
| Rate per cent, of positives | 49.2 |
| Number immunised | 240 |
| Number of cases in which permission for immunisation was refused | 38 |
| Rate per cent, of cases tested for whom permission for immunisation was refused | 6.6 |
| Dick Test, 1931. | |
| Number of patients tested | 503 |
| Number which proved positive | 291 |
| Rate per cent, of positives | 57.85 |
| Number immunised (4 weekly doses of Dick Toxin) | 232 |
| Number of cases in which permission for immunisation was refused | 42 |
| Rate per cent, of cases tested for whom permission for immunisation was refused | 8.3 |
Staff Illness.
During the year 3 nurses contracted Whooping Cough and 1
contracted Chicken-pox. Thirteen nurses and maids were warded
with Influenza, and 18 with Septic Throat. Fifty-six others were
off duty for short periods with minor ailments. All recovered.
Schick Test, 1931.
| Number of probationers tested | 41 |
| Number which proved positive | 24 |
| Rate per cent, of positives | 58 |
| Number immunised | 23 |