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Acton 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: as in former years, the proportion of children immunised against Diphtheria, but the actual number at 31st December, is as follows:

as in former years, the proportion of children immunised against Diphtheria, but the actual number at 31st December, is as follows:

Children under 5 years of age2,899
Children 5 to 15 years of age7,352
The figures of work carried out during 1952 are given below:

Table: DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1952

DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1952

. Total number of under 5's inoculated724
Total number of over 5's inoculated62
Boost Dose after 3 years1,313
Schick Test after 3 years—Negative306
Positive25
Primary Schick Test —Negative9
Positive3