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Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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the persons immunised and adequate proof of the results of immunisation.
The following are the particulars regarding Leyton
children who attended private medical practitioners during the
year:—
Number of private medical practitioners who applied
for supplies of toxoid-antitoxin 3
Number of children immunised 7
Record of Attendances during 1937.
The following figures give particulars regarding the children
dealt with at the municipal diphtheria immunisation clinics during
1937. The figures refer only to children who have finished—or
failed to complete—the full course of innoculations during the year.
Children who had commenced—but had not yet completed—the
course at the end of the year will be shown in the report for 1938.
| Under 2 yrs. | 2-5 years. | 5-10 years. | 10-15 years. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children who attended for immunisation | 87 | 260 | 524 | 88 | 959 |
| ,, ,, who completed course | 84 | 247 | 492 | 76 | 899 |
| ,, ,, naturally immune | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| ,, ,, immune after one injection | -_ | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| ,, „ immune after 2 injections | 79 | 236 | 455 | 74 | 844 |
| ,, „ immune after 3 injections | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 28 |
| „ „ immune after 4 injections | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| ,, ,, immune after 5 injections | -_ | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| ,, „ positive after 4 injections | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Removed from district | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Failed to attend for Final Schick Test | — | 7 | 22 | 10 | 39 |
| ,, ,, Schick Reading | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| ,, ,, after 1 injection | — | 3 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Total number of Attendances during 1937 | 353 | 1,043 | 2,163 | 339 | 3,898 |
During the previous year (1936) the number of children who
attended for immunisation was 1,309, and the total number of
attendances made during that year was 5,215. From these figures
it is evident that there has been a marked decrease (26.7 per cent.)
in the number of children who attended during 1937.