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Romford 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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TABLE 14.
| Under 5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1945, and who were born between 31st December, 1931, and 31st December, 1945 | 3,230 | 6,685 |
| Approx. estimated No. of children | 5,110 | 9,720 |
| Percentage Immunised at 31st December, 1945 | 63 | 69 |
This, however, does not give a complete record as children,
as a general rule, are not inoculated before reaching their first
birthday. By allowing for this, the percentage of children immunised
between one and five years of age is raised to 79.
Table 15 gives the statistics since the inauguration of the scheme
in Romford in 1935, till the end of 1945.
TABLE 15.
| Number of Immunising injections given at the Clinics | 23,125 |
| Number of children who have completed the Course of Injections, either at the Clinics or Privately | 10,676 |
| Number of Schick Test Injections given at the Clinics, including Control Injections | 15,293 |
| Number who have been Schick Tested | 7,666 |
| Percentage found to be Immune after Course of Treatment | 92.5 |
(c) Measles and Whooping Cough.
Measles was epidemic from the months of January to June.
There was no epidemic of Whooping Cough, although there was
a slight rise in the number of cases during July.
(d) Acute Infective Hepatitis.
Fourteen cases of this disease were notified during the year,
and, in accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 2883, the
actual notification forms were forwarded each week to the Regional
Medical Officer at Cambridge, or "Nil" returns were given, where
appropriate.