London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following table gives particulars of 619 cases re-tested, of whom 81 were found to be Schick positive after immunisation
with either 3 c.cms. of T.A.T. or one inoculation with T.A.F.
TABLE
V.
| Re-Schick tested after an interval of years or fraction of years | Number re-tested after this interval | Number found positive | Age in years and sex of positives when first tested | Further particulars (Unless otherwise stated the dose refers to Toxin Antitoxin.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619 | (284 | 335) | 81 | M. 34 | F. 47 | ||
| 5/52 | 10 | M. ( 6 | F. 4) | 1 | . | 13, F. | Negative after further inoculation ; 4 c cm. in all |
| 6/52 | 3 | ( 1 | 2) | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
| 7/52 | 6 | (4 | 2) | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
| 2/12 | 28 | (14 | 14) | 4 | (a) (b) (d) (d) | 9, M. 5, M. 1, F. 1, F. | Negative alter further inoculation ; 6 c.cm. in all Given further inoculation ; not re-tested Negative after further inoc. ; 1.1 c.cm. T.A.F. in all Negative after further inoc. ; 1.1 c.cm. T.A.F. in all |
| 2½/12 | 17 | ( 5 | 12) | 1 | 6, F. | Negative after further inoculation ; 3 c.cm. T.A.T. + 0.5 c.cm. T.A.F. in all | |
| 3/12 | 143 | (C5 | 78) | 15 | (a) b) (c) | 8, M. Ad., F. 3, M. 9, M. 6, M. 11/12 M. 5, M. 2, M. 5, F. 7, F. 6, F. 6, M. 7, F. 4, F. 5, F. | Negative after further inoculation ; 4 c.cm. in all Given further inoculation ; not re-tested Given further inoculation ; not re-tested Negative after further inoculation ; 4 c.cm. in all Negative after further inoculation ; 6 c.cm. in all Negative after further inoculation ; 4 c.cm. in all Given further inoculation ; not re-tested Given further inoculation ; not re-tested Negative after further inoculation ; 6 c.cm. in all Given further inoculation ; not re-tested (Given further inoculation ; not re-tested Given further inoculation ; not re-tested Given further inoculation ; not re-testcd Negative after further inoculation ; 6 c.cm. in all Negative after further inoculation ; 4 c.cm. in all |