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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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his remarks has brought to the notice of the audience
the facilities offered.
The scheme for enlisting the help of General Practitioners
has continued in operation but advantage is
only taken of it to a small extent. By this scheme
parents wishing to have the treatment administered by
their Doctors can do so by paying the fee of the Doctor,
the material being supplied free by the Health Department.
The final test, and if the child is over six years
of age, the preliminary test are carried out at the
immunisation clinics.
The reagent used for promoting immunity was
Toxoid Antitoxin Floccules. This material has proved
highly effective for attaining immunity and at the same
time gives rise to practically no local or general reaction.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year:—
| No. of school children immunised without preliminary testing | 34 |
| No. of pre-school children immunised without preliminary testing | 195 |
| No. Schick Tested | 118 |
| Of these 36 were Negative. | |
| No. of Schick Positives who received 3 doses | 126 |
| No. of Re-Schick tests after 1 dose | 1 |
| This was Negative. | |
| No. of Re-Schick tests after 3 doses | 335 |
| Of these 330 were Negative. | |
| No. of Re-Schick-Positives who received 3 doses | 2 |
| No. of Re-Schick-Positives subjected to a further Schick test after 3 more doses | 5 |
| These were Negative. | |
| No. of Re-Schick-Positives subjected to a further Schick test after 3 more doses | 1 |
| This was Negative. |