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Battersea 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Schick Clinic.
The Schick clinic, established at the close of 1927, is held
weekly at the Southlands Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
The work is carried on under the supervision of Dr. F. Porter
Smith, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
The result of the year's work is summarised as follows :—
| Sessions held | 49 | |
| Patients attending in 1932 (new 86) | 140 | |
| Attendances | 442 | |
| ,, (average per session) | 9 | |
| New Patients tested (Positive 46, negative 16, no reading 3) | 65 | |
| Patients inoculated— | ||
| Without test | 17 | |
| After positive test (1932 patients) | 44 | |
| ,, ,, ,, (old ,) | 7 | |
| — | 68 | |
| Inoculations | 197 | |
| Total immunised (including two 1929 patients and one 1928 patient) | ||
| 67 | ||
| Patients still on Register at end of year | 67* | |
| Discontinued treatment | 7 | |
The total number of patients immunised or found by test to
be immune is 83, out of a total of 140 patients who have attended
during the year (59.3 per cent.). Since the opening of the clinic
842 patients have attended, and of these 608 have been immunised
or found immune by test (72.2 per cent.).
Efforts have been made to secure the co-operation of the School
Authority in order to obtain a larger attendance of school children
at this Clinic, the value of which is generally recognised. There has„
however, been a difficulty in regard to the recognition of the attendance
of a child at the Clinic as a school attendance. It is hoped,
however, that this difficulty will shortly be overcome.
Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis.
One case of acute Polio-Myelitis was notified in Battersea
during 1932, but the notification was subsequently cancelled. A
second case was notified in another district where the patient was.
staying.
No death was recorded from the disease.
*Includes 6 patients (1932) negative after 1st test, who are to attend
again for re-test.