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To those 12 boroughs in whose welfare centres preventive clinics had already
been established up to the end of 1928 have been added 2 others, Southwark and
Bermondsey, where the borough authorities decided to devote special sessions in
their centres to this branch of preventive work. Southwark opened with a clinic
at Sutherland House in April and Bermondsey at the Borough Town Hall in July,
1929.
The following are the 14 boroughs, with the date of commencement of diphtheria
prevention, the welfare centres and days on which the immunisation sessions are
held, together with the doctors carrying out the work, and in brackets the number
of individuals tested and immunised up to the end of 1929. 1. Holborn, A.E. (1218)
since December, 1922, 10, John-street, Theobald's-road, W.C.I., Wednesday, 2.30
p.m. (Dr. Rawlinson). 2. Westminster, S. W. (740) since October, 1926, 1, Pimlicoroad,
S.W., Tuesday, 2 p.m. (2) 15, Bessborough-street, S.W.I, Thursday, 11 a.m.,
(3) 9, Frith-street, Soho, W.l, Tuesday, 4 p.m., (4) 30, Page-street (Westminster
Health Society), Thursday, 10 a.m. (Dr. Ian Thomson). 3. Camberwell, S.E. (955)
since December, 1926, 140, Camber well-road, S.E., Wednesday, 2 p.m., occasionally
Saturday, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. Bousfield). 4. Deptford, S.E. (992) since January, 1927,
Harton-street, Deptford Broadway, Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. Donnelly). 5.
Battersca, S. W. (543) since October, 1927, Latchmere Baths Clinic, Latchmere-road,
off Battersea Park-road, Wednesday, 2.15 p.m. (Dr. Porter Smith). 6. Stoke Newinglon,
N.E. (259) since October, 1927, 34, Milton-road, Newington Green, N.16
(next to the Town Hall), Monday, 11 a.m. (Dr. Ross Keyt, M.O.H.). 7. Wandsworth,
S. W. (1,647) since January, 1928 (1) Earlsfield-road, S.W.18, Congregational Church
Hall (near Earlsfield Station), Wednesday, 2 p.m. (Dr. Macdonald and Dr. Trott).
(2) 91, Bedford-hill, Balham, S.W.12, Friday, 2 p.m. 8. Hackney (874) since
January, 1928, 28, Lower Clapton-road, E.8, Friday, 2 p.m. (Dr. Porter Smith).
9. Marylebone N. W. (329) since January, 1928, 14, Salisbury-street, Lisson-grove,
N.W.8, Thursday, 2 p.m. (Dr. Margaret Emslie). 10. Lambeth, S.E. (900) since
May, 1928 (1) 212, Camberwell New-road, S.E.5, Tuesday, 2.30 p.m. (Dr. Bousfield);
(2) 12, Hannen-road, West Norwood, S.E.27, Wednesday, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. Cogan).
11. Finsbury, N;E; (28) since May, 1928, Pine-street, Farringdon-road, E.C.I,
Saturday, 10.30 a.m. (Dr. Booth). 12. Poplar, E. (258) since June, 1928, Wellingtonroad,
E.3, near Bow District Station, Tuesday, 2 p.m. (Dr. Porter Smith), 13, Southwark,
S.E. (194) since April, 1929, Sutherland House, Sutherland-square, Thursday,
2 p.m. (Dr. Porter Smith). 14. Bermondsey,S.E. (45) since July, 1929, Town Hall,
Spa-road, Monday and Thursday, 9.30 p.m. (Dr. Toussaint).
The progress which has been made in the past 3 years may be gathered from
the fact that in January, 1927, there were only 3 boroughs which had established
diphtheria preventive clinics—Holborn, Westminster and Camberwell—and that at
that date the numbers of individuals dealt with amounted to 1,132 Schick tested,
of whom 831 were found Schick positive or susceptible and 662 who had been immunised,
representing a total 3 years ago, of 963 naturally immune (Schick negative)
or immunised individuals, the majority (870) in Holborn.
Up to the end of 1929 at the welfare centres of the 14 boroughs which had by
then opened special preventive clinics, there had been a total of 7,850 individuals
Schick tested, 5,720 (73 per cent.) found positive, and therefore 2,130 naturally
immune, i.e., Schick negative and 6,850 who had been or were in course of being
immunised by inoculation with toxoid-antitoxin given in three weekly doses, representing
a total of nearly 9,000 naturally immune or immunised individuals, almost
a tenfold increase in 3 years. The excess of immunised over the number of Schick
positives represents children, chiefly below the age of 5, who have been immunised
without preliminary Schick test in view of the fact that the majority at that age are
known to be susceptible. The age grouping of 10,000 individuals attending for
testing and immunising was approximately 3,000 under 5 years (pre-school age),