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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
2.—Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics (provided by the
Council).
During 1943, 758 children under 5 were immunised and
328 between the ages of 5 and 15. The number of children
immunised at the end of 1943 in the district was 10,018, of
whom 2,816 were under 5 and 7,202 of school age. These
figures represent an estimated percentage of 57 per cent. of
under fives and 73 per cent. of the five to fifteen group.
Access to the school age group will always make for
greater success among these children, but it should be born in
mind that immunisation of children between birth and one year
of age is rarely done, and the 2,816 immunisations of children
under five are really immunisations of children between one
year and five years, that is, of four not five age groups. To
compare the success rate therefore of the two age groups the
total number of immunisations 2,816, should be expressed as a
percentage of the population 0—4 not 0—5. This is estimated
at 3,823, and 2,816 is 73.8 per cent. Therefore of the available
under fives 74 per cent. have been immunised.

In addition to these sessions specially set aside for immunisation
injections are given at the ordinary Infant Welfare
Sessions.
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