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As occasion arises, facilities are provided by which the medical officer
visits the various day nurseries in the Borough to immunise children on the
desire of the parents being so expressed.
(a) Total number of clinics held 23
(J) Total number of all attendances of children at same (either for
Schick or Immunisation) 339
(c) Number of Primary Schick tests 127
(d) Number of Final Schick tests 16
(e) Number of Immunisation Inoculations given 230
(/) Number of Immunisation Certificates given 14
(,g) Number of individual children on the register of the clinic
during the year 120
(h) Number aged 12 months and under when they made first
attendance 13
(») Number aged 1 year to 6 years inclusive when they made first
attendance 85
(j) Number aged 6 years to 14 years inclusive when they made
first attendance 22
(k) Number of adults, viz., from 15th birthday upwards who
attended Nil
(I) Number who failed to return for reading of first Schick ... 6
(m) Number who began but failed to complete their immunisation
doses 6
(n) Number who failed to come for final Schick (or for reading of
final Schick) 6
(o) Number found immune after first Schick and not therefore
inoculated 24
(p) Number found to be still susceptible after one complete course Nil
(q) Number of latter given a second course Nil
(r) Number of (q) found immune after second course Nil
(s) Number still in course of treatment at end of year and not yet
completed 54
(it) Number of cases of diphtheria occurring in the Borough during
the year who were found to have been supposedly immunised
at the Borough clinic at any time Nil
Typhoid
Fever.
There were 4 cases notified during the year. All were removed to hospital.
There were no deaths.
Small Pox.
No cases of small pox were notified during the year and it was not found
necessary for me to take action under the Public Health (Small Pox)
Regulations, 1917.
Acute
Poliomyelitis
No cases of acute poliomyelitis were notified.
Encephalitis
Lethargica.
No cases were notified during the year.
Cerebrospinal
Meningitis.
5 patients were notified during the year, of which 3 died. The death
rate for the whole Borough was .01 per 1,000 of the population.