View report page

104
assumed to be positive) with 2,000 units of Anti-toxin each
to obtain immediate passive immunity.
On the 7th October Dr. Davies and I actively immunised
these 64 children with Alum Precipitated Toxoid (one shot).
The efficacy of this last injection will be ascertained at
a later date.
After the administration of Anti-toxin on the 29th
September no further case was reported.
The following are the particulars of the work done under
The immunisation scheme during the year:—
Number of children who received immunising dose
or doses 500
Number of children who did not complete the three
doses:—
1 22
2 11
Schick Testing Clinic.
Number of Clinics held 22*
(8 of these were for inspection only)
Pre-Schick tests.
Positive 53
Negative 180
No reading 2
Post-Schick tests.
Positive 1
Negative 269
No reading 7
Refusals of Post-Schick Test 18
Removals—address unknown—no Post-Schick
Test 16
Removal—information sent on to M.O.H. concerned 11
* Does not include visits to Nazareth House, a Report of which precedes
these figures.