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Finchley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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as the result of a number of fairly severe local reactions
and a few cases of sickness, I changed over to T.A.F.,
which, although a little more expensive, has given rise to
no disturbance at all.
During 1935 it was considered advisable to immunise
as many children as time would allow, and for that reason
subsequent schick-testing was postponed and is at present
being carried out. The number of immunes is proving to be
very high.
I wish to thank all the Head Teachers concerned for the
great interest they have taken in the scheme, and for their
very valuable assistance, which has gone a long way towards
making it a success.
The following table shows the number of children dealt
with from May to December, 1935.
Number of children who received
| Ages | 3 injections | 2 injections | 1 injection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 9 | 79 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | 86 | 1 | - |
| 4 | 85 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 162 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | 156 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 165 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 61 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | 1 | — |
| 10 | — | — | |
| 11 | 3 | — | — |
| 12 | 1 | — | — |
| 13 | — | — | — |
| 14 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 840 | 21 | 11 |
Scarlet Fever.
Scarlet Fever continued to be prevalent in 1935 when
171 cases were notified as compared with 175 in 1934 and
158 in 1933. On the whole the disease was mild, although
there were three deaths. One death was that of a woman
who developed septic Scarlet Fever and was nursed at home,
the second was that of a boy who died of toxic Scarlet Fever
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