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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
Wandsworth 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infective Diseses.
TABLE XII.
THE IMMUNISED PERSONS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF DOSES AND THE TIME REQUIRED TO PRODUCE IMMUNITY—AS SHOWN BY A NEGATIVE RE-SCHICK TEST.
| Number of Immunising Injections given. | Period after last injection of the First Series in which re-Test was Negative. | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| within 4 months | between | Total within 1 year | between | |||||||||
| 4 and 6 months | 6 and 9 months | 9 and 12 months | 1 year and 2 years | 2 years and 3 years | 3 years and 5 years | 5 years and 7 years | 7 years and 9 years | |||||
| Children Under 15. | 1 injection | 1224 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1256 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1279 |
| 2 injections | 130 | 710 | 172 | 19 | 1031 | 61 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 1111 | |
| First Series | 3 injections | 582 | 774 | 312 | 117 | 1785 | 92 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1893 |
| 4 injections | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Second Series 2 to 6 injections | 40 | 107 | 44 | 166 | 357 | 123 | 33 | 5 | 1 | — | 519 | |
| Third Series 3 to 8 injections | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 46 | |
| Fourth Series 4 to 6 injections | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | - | — | - | 4 | |
| Fifth Series 10 injections | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Total Under 15 | 1981 | 1613 | 540 | 317 | 4451 | 330 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4865 | |
| Adults Over 15. | 1 injection | 27 | 7 | - | 3 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| 2 injections | 5 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 59 | |
| First Series | 3 injections | 29 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 77 | 5 | — | — | - | — | 82 |
| 4 injections | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | |
| Second Series 3 to 6 injections | — | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 13 | - | 1 | — | — | 37 | |
| Third Series 11 injections | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Fourth Series 6 to 8 injections | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Total All Ages | 2042 | 1690 | 573 | 340 | 4645 | 352 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5086 | |
Three cases primary Schick positive, received no series of injections and re-schick test negative after suffering from Diphtheria.
One case primary schick positive, received no series of injections and re-schick test negative after one year and nine months.
One case primary schick positive, received no series of injections and re-schick test negative after three years and three months.