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Stepney 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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VI. PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS OTHER DISEASES
Notifications. 1350 notifications (other than of
tuberculosis) were received, or 45 more than in the previous
year (see table, page 55).
Corrected Diagnosis. 45 cases of infeotious diseases
removed to hospital were found not to be suffering from the
disease stated on the certificate. Of these 10 were cases
of Scarlet Fever, 22 of Diphtheria, 5 of Measles, 3 of
Whooping Cough, 2 of Cerebro-Spinal Fever, 1 of Erysipelas
and 2 of Dysentery.
Diphtheria Immunisation. In addition to the sessions held at 35, Stepney Green every Friday afternoon, children were also immunised at most of the Infant Welfare Centres (to 30 June 1948):
| 35 Stepney Green | Infant Welfare Centres | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Und. 5: | Over 5 | |||
| No. of sessions | 26 | - | 26 | |
| Post Schick tests | 133 | 41 | 295 | 469 |
| Immunisation Ccrtifi cates given | 109 | 31 | 275 | 415 |
| Attendance of children for Schick or immuni sation | 706 | 97 | 1570 | 2373 |
| Children who completed the full course of immunisation | 110 | 7 | 423 | 540 |
| Secondary injections | 8 | 2 | - | 10 |
Diphtheria Immunisation in relation to child population.
(N.B. The figures below are approximate only, owing
to the changes in population during the war, and
do not include many children immunised by private
doctors and during evacuation, etc. The true
percentage is probably higher).
No. of children who had completed a full course of immunisations
at any time up to 31 December 1948.:
Under 5 years 4,812
5 to 15 years 5,789 Total 10,601
Estimated child population up to age 15 21,000
Percentage immunised 50.48
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