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Leyton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following list shows the particulars regarding the three deaths certified as due to diphtheria during the year.
| Date of Death. | Sex. | Age. | Cause of Death. | Where death occurred. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.1.39 | M. | 4 | Diphtheritic Laryngitis. Broncho Pneumonia. | Isolation Hospital. |
| 25.3.39 | F. | 5 | Laryngeal Diphtheria. | Isolation Hospital. |
| 21.7.39 | M. | 3 | Diphtheria. | Isolation Hospital. |
ARTIFICIAL IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
Immunisation by Private Medical Practitioners.
Number of private medical practitioners who applied
for supplies of toxoid-antitoxin 11
Number of children immunised 12
Record of Attendances during 1939.
The following figures give particulars regarding the children
dealt with at the municipal diphtheria immunisation clinics during
1939. The figures refer only to children who have finished—or
failed to complete—the full course of innoculations 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 next year.
| Under 2 yrs. | 2-5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children who attended for immunisation | 46 | 47 | 83 | 9 | 185 |
| ,, ,, who completed course | 45 | 46 | 82 | 9 | 182 |
| ,, „ naturally immune | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ „ immune after one injection | – | – | – | – | – |
| „ „ immune after 2 injections | 43 | 44 | 69 | 5 | 161 |
| ,, ,, immune after 3 injections | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 2 |
| „ ,, immune after 4 injections | 2 | _ | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| ,, ,, immune after 5 injections | – | – | – | – | – |
| ,, ,, immune after 6 injections | _ | _ | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Removed from district | —. | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Failed to attend for Final Schick Test | |||||
| „ ,, Schick Reading | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| „ „ after 1 injection | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total number of Attendances during 1939 | 185 | 194 | 412 | 46 | 837 |