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Wembley 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Irnunis-rtion treatment for Nursery Children.
Immunisation against Diphtheria is now on
sure ana sound medical foundation. All children
over 10 months should be immunised unless there
be some individual contra indication. This
advice has been accepted almost universally for
all the children immediately on admission, if
they had not been already treated.
Regarding Whooping Cough a valuable
prophylactic vaccine is available, but the number
of injections necessary is, so far, 4 or 5 and
while the experience is, at least, that the
severity of the attacks may thus be lessened and
in many cases the illness prevented, certain
research work is still going on. Lately the
use of a special alum precipitated vaccine by
two injections at a month's interval is reported
to have given promising results.
The parents of the children at the
Nurseries have been offered Whooping Cough
prophylaxis and this has been very well accepted.

Table: The numbers are, of course, still small but our experience has pointed so far towards definite success, and there have been no untoward reactions.

The numbers are, of course, still small but our experience has pointed so far towards definite success, and there have been no untoward reactions.

No. on entering Nurseries not protected by previous attack.No. treated with full, course vaccine.No.known to have been subsequently attacked.No. not treated with full course vaccine. f-No.known to have been subsequently attacked.
3262066 i.e. 2.9%12035 i.e. 29%

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i.e. 2.9% i.e. 29%
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