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In the Rothschild Infants' School the children were not
immunised at the School, but about 50 of them came to the Clinic
and were immunised there before the Christmas holidays. 4 cases
of Diphtheria had occurred there in October, 7 in November, and
one in December. 4 cases which occurred in Rothschild Infants'
department during February, 1933, were among children whose
parents had refused immunisation in the Autumn. 2 of these proved
fatal. One case occurred in this school in November in which the
child had received one immunisation. The case was a very severe
one but the child recovered. Immunisation was again offered at
Rothschild Infants' department in February 1933, and larger
numbers of parents took advantage of this offer. At the same time
Schick testing and immunisation took place in the Junior department.
In Beaumont Park, 2 cases occurred in September, 1 in
October, and 1 in November. In January 1933, 3 cases occurred,
and Schick testing and immunisation commenced on the 6th
February.
In Turnham Green R.C. School, one case occurred in
October, one in November, and 2 cases early in the New Year.
Schick testing and immunisation took place in March.
In the Junior departments of Berrymede School, one case
occurred in October and one in November, and in the Infants'
department, one case in November, and one in January, 1933.
Schick testing and inoculation was commenced at this school in
February.
It was not possible in 1932 to arrange for the work in all the
schools, but many requests were received from parents that their
children should be Schick tested and immunised. It was therefore
decided to carry out the work for these, and also children from the
Welfare Centres, on Saturday mornings at the School Clinic, and
at these sessions 228 children were Schick tested, and 800 immunisations
were given.