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Leyton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Record of Attendances during 1935.
The following figures give particulars regarding the children
dealt with at the municipal diphtheria immunisation clinics during
1935. The figures refer only to children who have finished—or
failed to complete—the full course of inoculations during the year.
Children who had commenced—but had not yet completed—the course at the end of the year will be shown in the report for 1936.
| Under 5 yrs. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children who attended for immunisation | 156 | 461 | 195 | 812 |
| ,. „ who completed course of immunisation | 151 | 450 | 190 | 791 |
| „ „ naturally immune | 1 | 5 | 34 | 40 |
| „ „ immune after 1 injection | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| ,, „ ,, ,, 2 injections | 133 | 415 | 149 | 697 |
| ,, „ ,, ,, 3 or more injections | 16 | 30 | 7 | 53 |
| „ „ Positive after 3 injections | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| ,, Removed from district | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| „ ,, Failed to attend for Final Schick Test | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| „ ,, Failed to attend after 1 injection | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Number of attendances during 1035 | — | — | — | 3.251 |
These figures show that parents in the area are anxious to
have their children protected against diphtheria, and no case of
diphtheria has occurred in a child who has been successfully
immunised.
Pemphigus Neonatorum.
In 1933 the Council—with the approval of the Minister of
Health—made an Order extending the application of the Infectious
Disease (Notification) Act to include Pemphigus Neonatorum.
During 1935 one case was notified by a local medical practitioner.
The child made an uninterrupted recovery.
Tuberculosis.
The mortality from non-pulmonary tuberculosis has been
halved since the year 1911, i.e., in a space of twenty-three years.