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Paddington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Nine cases during the year were found after re-testing to require further injections. This
seems to emphasise the importance of re-testing all cases so that none of those presenting themselves
should be merely partially immunised.
Of all those who have been fully immunised during the year we have not heard of a single case
which has developed Diphtheria.
It will be seen from the figures presented that there has been an increase over last year of 181
in the total number of cases fully immunised in the Borough under the scheme The largest
percentage increase has been in the 2 to 5 year age-group, and as most cases of Diphtheria occur in
this age-period this fact is encouraging. Some of the parents of the children have asked to be tested
and immunised themselves, and we have encouraged them to take advantage of the protection
afforded."
Number of Schick Tests.
| Pos. | Neg. | Ps. Pos. | Ps. Neg. | Unknown result. | Total. | Fully Inoculated. | Partly Inoculated. | No. of Inocs. given. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Clinic | 164 | 67 | — | 1 | 234 | 130 | 71 | 441 | |
| Private Practitioners | 23 | — | — | — | 51 | 276 | 115 | 1227 | |
| Totals | 187 | 95 | — | 1 | 285 | 406 |
Number op Schick Re-tests.
| Positive. | Negative. | Ps. Positive. | Ps. Negative. | Unknown Result. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After First Re-test. | After Further Re-test. | After First Re-test. | After Further Re-test. | After First Re-test. | After Further Re-test. | After First Re-test. | After Further Re-test. | |||
| Ordinary Clinic | 3 | — | 110 | 16 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 135 | |
| Private Practitioners | e | 1 | 255 | 10. | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | 286 |
| Totals | 9 | 1 | 365 | 26 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 421 |
Tho number "Fully Inoculated" come under the following age groups:—
| Ordinary Clinic. | Private Practitioners. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 12 months | 1 | 130 | nil | 276 |
| 1 year to 5 years | 65 | 95 | ||
| 5 years to 10 years | 47 | 134 | ||
| 10 years to 15 years | 17 | 47 | ||
| 15 years and upwards | nil | nil | ||
SMALLPOX.
No case of this disease was notified during the year, but a number of persons who had been exposed
to risk of infection from cases occurring outside the Borough were kept under observation until all
danger of their developing the disease was over.
During the year all vaccinations of smallpox contacts were performed by the Public Vaccinator,
none being performed by the Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox Prevention)
Regulations, 1917.
VACCINATION.
There are two vaccination districts in the Borough, one consisting of the Paddington Hospital,
for which the Medical Superintendent, Dr. W. J. Gill, acts as Public Vaccinator and Dr. F. A.
Bryning as Deputy Public Vaccinator, and the other of the rest of the Borough, the Public
Vaccinator being Dr. S. Denovan Adam.
The Vaccination Officer is Mr. T. E. Rainger, who was appointed to that position in 1931. The
appointment is a part-time one, Mr. Rainger also holding a position on the clerical staff of the Public
Health Department.
The latest return available as to the state of vaccination in the Borough is for the year 1934.
This shows that 57.0 per cent, of the children whose births were registered during that year were
successfully vaccinated, and that 18.4 per cent, were exempted on production of statutory declarations
of conscientious objection. Insusceptibility, removals, deaths, postponement by medical certificate
and not traced, account for the remaining 24.6 per cent.