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Willesden 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 62.—Active Immunisation Injections.
| First Course. | Second Course. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | 12 | 1927—6 | 3 |
| 1928—4 | |||
| 1929—0 | |||
| 1930—2 | |||
| School Children | 102 | 1927—61 | 5 |
| 1928—251 | |||
| 1929—2 | |||
| 1930—14 | |||
| Children under 5 | 45 | 1927—27 | 5 |
| 1928—5 | |||
| 1929—7 | |||
| 1930—6 | |||
* Includes eight school children in whom a preliminary Schick Test was not carried out.
Table No. 63.—Schick Test Performed 9 Months after Immunising Injections
| Adults. | School Children. | Children under 5. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number Schicked | 7 | 57 | 26 |
| Positive Reactions | 3 (43%) All have had a 2nd Course. | 8 (14%) Five have had a 2nd Course. | 5 (19.2%) All have had a 2nd Course. |
| Negative Reactions | 4 (57%) | 49 (86%) | 21 (80.8%) |
It will be seen from the foregoing tables that there has been a small increase in the number of
individuals taking advantage of the facilities provided by the Council for protection against diphtheria,
but it might be reasonably expected that the numbers would be very considerably larger. The statistics
in respect of the nursing staff can be regarded as very satisfactory. They demonstrate the value
of this method of preventive medicine both as regards the benefit to individual members of the staff,
and in the saving of public funds.
Table No. 64.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Other Diseases. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases admitted during 1930 | 421 | 420 | 188 | 1,029 |
| Remaining in Hospital, December 31st, 1929 | 62 | 57 | 4 | 123 |
| Total No. under treatment in 1930 | 483 | 477 | 192 | 1,152 |
| No. of cases discharged during 1930 | 446 | 413 | 165 | 1,024 |
| No. of deaths during 1930 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 29 |
| *Mortality | .47 | *2.99 | 6.77 | 2.53 |
| No. of cases remaining in Hospital December 31st 1930 | 35 | 50 | 14 | 99 |
* Calculated on number of cases under treatment during 1930 after deducting 9 bacteriological
cases.