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Infective Diseases. 31
A further 1,615 persons have been given immunising injections
at the Clinics but have not attended to be re-tested, so that it is
impossible to determine the value of the injections they have
received. This number includes 556 who completed the first
series of three injections and 1,059 who only received one or two
doses.
Sixty-two susceptible persons have not yet commenced a
course of injections.
In the 10 years during which the Clinics have been open,
nine children who had reacted negative to the primary Schick
test have been notified to me as cases of Diphtheria. Two of these
showed clinical symptoms of the disease and seven were bacteriological
cases with no clinical symptoms.
Nineteen children who had been immunised and reacted
negative to the re-Schick test have been notified as cases of
Diphtheria. Ten of these were clinical cases.
Nine children who had been immunised but were not retested
have been also notified. Three of these were clinical cases.
There were no deaths among these 37 patients.
In 1935 the Council decided, with the approval of the Minister
of Health, to supply immunising material free of charge to general
practitioners in the Borough for use in immunising and testing
Borough residents.
Since that decision was arrived at six doctors have availed
themselves of these facilities and 14 children have been immunised
by them. Twelve of these have re-acted negative to the re-Schick
test—eleven being tested by the practitioners and one by the
assistant Medical Officer of Health. The other two children were
not tested, as the parents did not give their consent.
Scarlet Fever.
638 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred, compared with 644
in 1936, 721 in 1935, and 1,573 in 1934.