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As hitherto, Swabs were taken of all home contacts and of all
cases fourteen days after their discharge from hospital.
Diphtheria Antitoxin is kept in stock at the Public Health
Department and issued to all medical practitioners on application.
Immunisation.—Four hundred and ninety persons attended
for immunisation during 1937 at the weekly clinic held in Broomfield
House or at the schools visited during the year, as compared
with a total of 319 for the previous year. The schools selected
during the past year were De Bohun, and Oakwood, 87 and 168
children attending at each school respectively.
All the schools within the Borough have now been visited, and
this year the cycle will be re-commenced.
It. will be seen that the figures show a rise over those of the
previous year, due, in part, to the type of schools visited, and also
to the campaign for immunisation carried out during the Health
Week in October. This campaign resulted in a large number of
mothers attending the Welfare Centres applying for immunisation
for their children. This was particularly welcome, as the best
time to have a child immunised is before school age has been
reached.
The following tables set out the work performed during the
year :—
Results of Schick Tests.
Over
l-5yrs. 5-10 yrs. 10-15 yrs. 15yrs. Total.
Negatives:— 2 2 13 17 3.47%
Positives:—
Mild — 42 10 7 59 12.04%
Moderate — 91 20 5 116 23.67%
Marked — 38 10 1 49 10.00%
Nil 171 40 13 224
Not tested 249 — — — 249 50.81%
Total for yea 490
Completed, Cases 546 546 192 13 1,297
(To 31.12.37
from commencement
of scheme)
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