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Acton 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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the proportion of children immunised against Diphtheria, but the
actual number at 31st December, is as follows:
Children under 5 years of age 2,853
Children 5 to 15 years of age 8,293
The figures of work carried out during 1953 are given below:
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1953
Total number of under 5s inoculated 696
Total number of over 5s inoculated 53
Boost dose after 3 years 1,098
Schick Test after 3 years—Negative 270
Positive 5
Primary Schick Test —Negative 44
Positive 13