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Deptford 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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Table: Diphtheria. The following table shows the incidence and mortality from Diphtheria in 1937 as compared with previous years:-

Diphtheria. The following table shows the incidence and mortality from Diphtheria in 1937 as compared with previous years:-

YearNo. of CasesAttack Rate per 1,000 populationNo. of DeathsCase Mortality per cent.
Average 1915-243222•8195•9
1925-294964•3142•8
19304343•940•9
19312642•5124•5
19322492•362•4
19332362•352•1
19343103•1196•2
19353013•0103•3
19362082•162•9
19371681•731•8

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The Borough Council has established a clinic for the purpose of
providing means by which parents may have their children protected
by artificial immunisation. With proper safeguards as adopted there, .
it may confidently be said that no risk attaches to the method.
The work of the Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic has been undertaken
by Dr. Donnelly, who has very kindly furnished me with the
following Report:—

Table: Schick testing and inoculation began in March, 1927. The figures for successive years are as follows :—

Schick testing and inoculation began in March, 1927. The figures for successive years are as follows :—

Year.Positive.Number of Negative.Schick Tests. Unknown Result.Total.Fully Inoculated.Partly Inoculated.No. of Inoculations given.
19272141528374410151233
192885751417416865580
192921277557215221
19301527—42653199
193167-1317558
19323—1411—33
193354—932197
193428—1011—33
19354516—6116414514
1936147—2173—105
19372111-32131-131 e2