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
Southwark 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Primary Schick Test. | Schick Test after 3 months. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group. | Reading of Test. | Inoculation. * | Reading of Test. | |||||||||||
| Number Tested. | Immune. | Susceptible. | Miscellaneous. | 1st without Primary S. Test. | 1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. | 5th. | Number Tested. | Immune. | Susceptible. | Miscellaneous. | |
| 0-5 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | 171 | 5 | 165 | 165 | 4 | 1 | 148 | 124 | 1 | — |
| 5-14 | 128 | 14 | 105 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 93 | 96 | 11 | 3 | 81 | 68 | 2 | 8 |
| Adults | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 145 | 17 | 113 | 5 | 174 | 94 | 263 | 264 | 17 | 5 | 231 | 194 | 3 | 8 | |
In addition to the above, 73 children received Primary Schick Tests in connection with the Council's Scheme for
General Practitioners. 7 of these tests revealed natural immunity. 28 post-immunisation Schick Tests were performed,
1 indicating that the child was still susceptible after immunisation.
* Toxoid antitoxin mixture.