Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
This page requires JavaScript
56
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA
A total of 2,856 children came from the following
sources:-
Of these, 32 failed to return for completion of the course.
School Children 302
Children under 5 2,554
Reinforcing injections are now being recommended, just before
the child starts school, and again at 10 years of age, i.e. at
about 5-yearly intervals. The number of such injections given
during the year was 2,373.
The ensuing comparative tables give some further details:-
Year | Chi ldren | Compl eted Treatment | Fai led to attend for complet i on of Course | Reinforcing Inject ions |
---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | 1020 | 1201 | - | - |
1940 | 428 | 419 | - | - |
1941 | 6639 | 5833 | - | - |
1942 | 6133 | 5511 | - | - |
1943 | 5200 | 4854 | - | - |
1944 | 2482 | 1851 | - | - |
1 945 | 3174 | 2707 | - | - |
1946 | 3935 | 3934 | 386 | 32 |
1947 | 3638 | 3516 | 266 | 641 |
1948 | 3799 | 3704 | 95 | 1667 |
1949 | 4299 | 4216 | 83 | 2898 |
1950 | 3089 | 3014 | 75 | 4512 |
1951 | 3459 | 3436 | 23 | 2921 |
1952 | 2884 | 2833 | 51 | 3144 |
1953 | 2646 | 2634 | 12 | 1775 |
1954 | 2856 | 2824 | 32 | 2373 |
School | Pre-school | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | 704 | 69.0 | 316 | 31.0 |
1940 | 216 | 50.0 | 212 | 50.0 |
1941 | 4477 | 67.4 | 2162 | 32.6 |
1942 | 2660 | 48-3 | 2851 | 51.7 |
1943 | 2818 | 48.1 | 3036 | 51.9 |
1944 | 531 | 28.7 | 1320 | 71.3 |
1945 | 281 | 9.4 | 2698 | 90.6 |
1946 | 789 | 20.0 | 3146 | 80.0 |
1947 | 588 | 16.2 | 3050 | 83.8 |
1948 | 334 | 8.8 | 3465 | 91.2 |
1949 | 548 | 12.7 | 3751 | 87.3 |
1950 | 587 | 19.0 | 2502 | 81.0 |
1951 | 312 | 9.0 | 3147 | 91.0 |
1952 | 385 | 13.4 | 2499 | 86.6 |
1953 | 138 | 5.2 | 2508 | 94.8 |
1954 | 302 | 10.6 | 2554 | 89.4 |