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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
The following is a summary of the work carried out during
the year :—
Number of SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 1,003
Number of PRE-SCHOOL children immunised without
preliminary testing 1,482
Number of SCHOOL children who received a
boosting dose 204
The following table shows details of children who attended for immunisation and were subsequently notified as suffering from Diphtheria, together with observations as to type and ultimate result :—
| Age | Particulars of Treatment | Notified as Diphtheria | Confirmed | Severity. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 27.10.42—0.1 c.c. A.P.T. 19. 1.43—0.3 c.c. A.P.T. | 1. 1.47 | Yes | Severe | Recovered |
| 5 | 28. 3.44—0.1 c.c. A.P.T. 24. 5.44—0.3 c.c. A.P.T. | 6. 1.47 | Yes | Severe | Good Recovery |
| 9 | 9.10.42—0.1 c.c. A.P.T. 5.11.42—0.3 c.c. A.P.T. | 8.10.47 | Yes | Moderate | Recovered |
Deaths.
During the year one child, aged 4 years, died from Diphtheria ;
he had not received treatment against this disease.
| New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Notification. | Brought to notice other than by Form A. | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 | ||||||||||||
| I- | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 5- | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 10- | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15- | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 20- | 23 | 11 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| 25- | 18 | 23 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| 35- | 13 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 8 | 2 | — | |
| 55- | 10 | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 8 | 1 | _ | — | ||
| 65- and upwards | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| 108 | 64 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | — | 4 | |