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Romford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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The following statistics relate to the state of Immunisation as
at 31st December, 1946.
TABLE 11.
| Under 5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of children who had completed a full course of Immunisation at any time up to 31st December, 1946, and who were born between 31st December, 193'2 and 31st December, 1946 | 3,590 | 7,118 |
| Approx. estimated No. of children | 5,580 | 10,210 |
| Percentage Immunised at 31st December, 1946 | 64 | 70 |
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 78.
Table 12 gives the statistics since the inauguration of the
scheme in Romford in 1935, till the end of 1946l
TABLE 12.
| Number of Immunising injections given at the Clinics | 25,248 |
| Number of children who have completed the course of Injections, either at the Clinics or Privately | 12,070 |
| Number of Schick Test Injections given at the Clinics, including Control Injections | 16,229 |
| Number who have been Schick Tested | 8,134 |
| Percentage found to be Immune after Course of Treatment | 92.9 |
(c) Measles.
550 cases were notified with residence in the area, and for the
most part they occurred during the months of June and July.
(d) Scarlet Fever.
This year 73 cases were notified with residence in the area. For
many years now this disease has been of very mild manifestation,
and, in fact, would again seem to come within the description given
to it by Sydenham, in 1676, when he said of it that it hardly rose
above a name. Other forms of illness, of course, caused bv the
Haemolytic Streptococcus, and which is the organism responsible for
Scarlet Fever, e.g., Sore Throats are of relatively frequent occurence,
but are not notifiable.