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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following table gives particulars of 707 cases re-tested, of whom 81 were found to be Schick positive after immunisation
with either 3 c.cms. of T.A.M or one inoculation with T.A.F.
TABLE III.
| 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 Toxoid Antitoxin.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | m. f. | ||||
| 707 | (319 388) | 81 | M. 34 F. 47 | ||
| 5/52 | 10 | (6 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 | Negative after further inoculation; 6 c.cm. in all | |
| Given further inoculation; not re-tested | |||||
| (c) 1. F. | 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 | |||||
| 2 ½/12 | 18 | (6 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 | 178 | (79 99) | 15 | (a) 8, M. | Negative after further inoculation; 4 c.cm. in all |
| (b) Ad., F. | Given further inoculation; not re-tested | ||||
| (c) 3, M. | Given further inoculation; not re-tested | ||||
| Negative after further inoculation; 4 c.cm. in all | |||||
| (e) 6, M. | Negative after further inoculation; 6 c.cm. in all | ||||
| (f) 11/12 M. | Negative after further inoculation; 4 c.cm. in all | ||||
| (g) 5, M. | Given further inoculation; not re-tested | ||||
| Given further inoculation; not re-tested | |||||
| (i) 5, F. | Negative after further inoculation; 6 c.cm. in all | ||||
| Given further inoculation; not re-tested | |||||
| Given further inoculation; not re-tested | |||||
| (l) 6, M. | Given further inoculation; not re-tested | ||||
| (m) 7, F. | Given further inoculation; not re-tested | ||||
| (n) 4, F. | Negative after further inoculation; 6 c.cm. in all | ||||
| (o) 5, F. | Negative after further inoculation; 4 c.cm. in all | ||||