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No closure took place under Article 22 or 23 (b) of the Code
Grant Regulations.
Diphtheria Immunization.—At the end of 1940 following the
issue of Circular 2230 of the Ministry of Health, every effort was
made to stimulate the interest of the public in immunization
and to encourage parents to have their children immunized. In
addition to the normal sessions at the Health Centres arrangements
were made to carry out the immunization in the schools and each
school was visited in rotation preceded by the issue of leaflets to
all parents. The publicity given locally was greatly supported
by national publicity which caused information on the subject to
reach many people who otherwise might not have heard of it.
The value of such publicity is shown by the great increase
in the number of children immunized. In 1940, 501 children were
immunized, but in 1941 nearly ten times as many children, namely,
4,933, were immunized either at the Health Centres or in the
schools.
Next year all the schools will again be visited in rotation to
try and include those who have not yet been immunized.
The following table shows the amount of immunization work
carried out in 1941 :—

The total number of children of all ages immunized at the
Health Centres and in the Schools in 1941 was thus 4,933.