London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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No. subjected to Re-Schick Test Positive 228
(after having undergone one
course of injections) Negative 2,382
No. subjected to Re-Schick Test Positive 9
(after having undergone two
courses of injections) Negative 110
No. subjected to Re-Schick Test Positive 1
(after having undergone three
courses of injections) Negative 3
No. of children immunized without
having been Schick-tested
(under 6 years) 2,293
Total number of children found to
be immune (including immunization
by General Practitioners) 3,948
Immunization by General Practitioners.
No. subjected to Schick Test Positive 15
(Primary) Negative 7
No. subjected to Re-Schick Test Positive 4
(after having undergone one
course of injections) Negative 13
No. of children immunized without
having been Schick-tested
(under 6 years) 36
The following table shows details of children notified
as suffering from Diphtheria together with observations
as to the type and the ultimate result.