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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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No. of Re-Schick positives subjected to further
Schick test 59
All of the 59 were negative.
The following notes relate to the only case this year in which
diphtheria occurred in a child who had received three doses of
toxoid anti-toxin. In December a girl aged 4 contracted
diphtheria. She had received three doses of toxoid anti-toxin
on 1/10/31, 8/10/31 and 15/10/31. She had not been re-Schick
tested.
The following figures are those of children dealt with from the time immunization was first started in September, 1930, to December 31st., 1933.
| No. subjected to Schick Test (Primary) | Positive 1,302 |
| Negative 689 | |
| No. subjected to Re-Schick Test (after having undergone one course of-injections). | Positive 174 |
| Negative 698 | |
| No. subjected to Re-re-Schick Test (after having undergone two courses of injections). | Positive Nil. |
| Negative 59 | |
| Number of children immunized without having been Schick-tested (under 6 years) 917 | |
The following table shows the proportion of children of various ages who reacted Schick-positively:—
| Age | Total. | No. of Positives. | Percentage Positive. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6 | 14 | 9 | 64 .3 |
| 7 | 389 | 292 | 75 .0 |
| 8 | 343 | 240 | 69 .9 |
| ,, 9 | 295 | 191 | 64.7 |
| ,, 10 | 278 | 175 | 63.0 |
| ,, 11 | 212 | 130 | 61.3 |
| ,, 12 | 200 | 120 | 60.0 |
| ,, 13 | 108 | 61 | 56.5 |
| ,, 14 | 58 | 21 | 36.2 |
| ,, 15 | 10 | 3 | 30.0 |
| Over 15 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 |