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During the year the following report was presented on
the subject of the adoption of the Schick test and preventive
inoculation. After giving serious consideration to this question,
the matter was adjourned for the present, and will be brought
forward again at an early opportunity.
Scheme of pro-posed Schick testing and inoculation
for the prevention of Diphtheria.
The Committee. I am sure, will be aware of the large
number of cases of diphtheria which continue to occur not only
throughout London generally, but in this Borough in particular.
In the Metropolitan area between 1904 and 1910, there
were over 50,000 notifications of diphtheria and 4,504 deaths.
Between 1911 and 1917 there were 57,000 notifications
and 4,084 deaths.
Between 1918 and 1924, there were 84,410 notified cases
and 5,895 deaths.
From which it will be seen that the disease is increasing
in London generally in spite of all the present methods adopted
for dealing therewith.
As far as Greenwich is concerned, here again the following
figures will similarly show the state of the case —
Between 1901 and 1905, there were 862 notifications
and 91 deaths.
Between 1921 and 1925, there were 2,272 notifications
and 109 deaths.