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Infective Diseases.
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The Council's Clinics for Immunisation against
Diphtheria.
Two Clinics have been established by the Council for the
testing of children to see if they are susceptible to Diphtheria and
for the immunisation of those found to be susceptible. They
were opened in January, 1928.
The Clinics are held at the premises of the Springfield and
Balham Infant Welfare Centres respectively under arrangements
made with the Committees of those Centres. A weekly
session is held at each Clinic and the work is carried out by the
Council's Staff.
The addresses and times of the Clinics are as follows:—
Springfield Infant Welfare Centre,
The Congregational Hall,
Earlsfield Road (Garratt Lane end).
Every Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 3.30 p.m.
Balham Infant Welfare Centre,
91, Bedford Hill,
Balham.
Every Friday afternoon from 2 to 3.30 p.m.
The Clinics are intended for the immunisation of susceptible
children, and of any adults who may be brought into close and
frequent contact with children.
Method of Procedure :—The following is the routine procedure
:—A Schick test is performed on all adults and on children
over five years of age at their first visit, and the result is read on
the second attendance a week later. If the result is positive,
showing susceptibility to Diphtheria, the first immunising injection
is given on the same day. The solution now used for
immunisation is the floccular preparation known as ToxoidAntitoxin-Floccules,
or T.A.F. Each injection consists of one
c.c. and two injections are given at weekly intervals. The results
obtained with this preparation have been good, and an additional
advantage in using this solution is that the number of injections
is reduced to two. With toxoid anti-toxin mixture (T.A.M.)
c