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during the past year were Hazelwood Lane and St. Pauls, 123 and
44 children attending at each school respectively.
The method of offering immunisation at the schools continues to
attract the majority of parents. All the elementary schools within
the Borough will have been visited by the end of 1937, when I hope
to commence the cycle once again.
It will be seen from the tables set out below that the figures of
those attending for immunisation fell somewhat during the past
year. This was almost entirely due to the fact that one of the two
schools chosen for immunisation was comparatively small (St.
Paul's), as against the corresponding school selected during 1935
(Bowes Road). When one considers that immunisation is a branch
of the Public Health services which holds out infinite hope of protection,
the total number of cases immunised can still only be
considered as definitely unsatisfactory. It must now be realised
that the existence of risks following immunisation is infinitesimal
and can be almost disregarded. In spite of this, far too many
parents are still fearful of the process or are completely apathetic.
It is difficult to give further publicity to immunisation without
creating an exaggerated sense of fear, but the time must come when
we shall have to weigh this sense of fear, in many ways wholesome
and natural, against the loss of a child's life, in every way tragic
and unnatural.
The following tables set out the work performed during the
year:—