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Immunisation against Diphtheria was carried out as formerly.
To each parent invited to attend the medical inspection of his child,
was put the question: "Has your child been protected against
Diphtheria?" If the child had not been protected, immunisaticp
was then offered and instructions given as to the Clinic to attend for
this purpose. All parents of school entrants were approached about
inoculation by the Head Mistress. The "follow-up" scheme adopted
in previous years was also followed and all children whose immunisation
was done three years ago, were offered re-inoculation (one
injection) to bring the immunity up to its original level. A table
showing the inoculations done, is contained in the Report. That
Acton's school population has now a sufficiently large number of
children protected to ensure relative freedom from Diphtheria is
perhaps evidenced by the figures of the last four years.
1941 3 cases.
1940 2 „
1939 3 „
1938 9 „
The three children who developed Diphtheria in 1941 were
un-inoculated, and one of them died.
Clinics for the treatment of Otorrhoea and Otalgia and for the
treatment of Post Nasal Catarrh were held as formerly. A table of
cases treated is in the Report.