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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION (CONTD):-
Under 5years. 5 to 15 years.
Estimated number of children immunised at 31. 12.45. 48.7% 68.5%
Total attendances ait all Clinics 16,947
Sessions hold 339
Average attendance 50
Sessions held as under:-
North Islington Branch Library 49
First Aid Post, London Fever Hospital 25
" " " Tibberton Square 51
West Islington Welfare Centre 24
London County Council Schools in Borough 99
War - Time Day Nurseries 55
Mobile Clinics 36
339
Number of children who received full course immunising injections:-
Under 5 5 to 15 Total
2,964 804 3,788
Number of children who were Primary Schick Tested with negative
result and therefore did not require immunisation. 146
Number of children immunised whilst evacuated and tested with a negative
result in Islington. 440
Number of L.C.C. Cases tested in Islington with negative result NIL.
Number of children retested with negative result. 576
In addition to above 2,545 children were Post Schick Tested with a
negative result.
There have been only three deaths from diphtheria in the Borough during
the year, one a child tinder five years, the other two over five: none had
been immunised.
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