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(2) Lectures and health talks have been given throughout tne Borough
on various public health subjects, and four of these lectures
were devoted to various aspects of preventive medicine and what
it could do, and these included a full explanation of Schick testing
and immunising against Diphtheria.
The following is a statement submitted by the Medical Officer in
charge of the Clinic:—
"So far the attendance has been rather on the small side, but there
are definite signs of improvement during the last few weeks and I am sure
that when the presence of such a valuable service becomes generally
known in the Borough, the parents will avail themselves of the protection
afforded against Diphtheria which still takes a heavy toll of young
children and is frequently attended with damaging results.
The conditions at the Wellington Road Clinic are ideal for this work
and I have been very ably assisted by the staff.
There has been some difficulty in the past to get the London County
Council school children to the Clinic, due, I believe, to the risk of losing
their attendance marks; here again there are signs of improvement during
the last few weeks. I regard this matter as important, as school children
are naturally rather more exposed to Diphtheria than those under
school age.''
Note by M.O.H.—It may be of interest to report that within the last
few weeks the numbers attending for treatment have considerably increased.
[May, 1928.)
DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN.
294,000 units of diphtheria anti-toxin were issued to medical
practitioners during the year.
ENTERIC FEVER.
Six notifications were received and 4 patients were removed to
hospital. One patient was later certified to be not suffering from Enteric
Fever, leaving a total of five cases for the year, the attack-rate being
0.03 per 1,000 of population.
Three deaths from Enteric Fever occurred, the fatality rate being
60 per cent.