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Diphtheria Prevention.—The Schick testing and immunising
of school children at Becontree, Goodmayes and St.
Vincent's Schools was continued during 1930, and the following
statement shows the number of children dealt with from the
commencement of the work in November, 1929, to the 31stDecember
last:—
Schick tested 857
Of these 697 were positive and 160 were negative.
Of the 697 positive cases 690 were given a full course of
inoculations with the following results :—
Negative after re-test 481
Positive after re-test and re-inoculated 139
Awaiting re-test 28
Not re-tested after inoculation on account of removal or other reasons 33
Positive after re-test but not re-inoculated for various reasons 9
In addition to the school children immunised at school, a
number of children from various elementary schools were dealt
with at the Clinic established in November, 1929, at the Public
Health Offices. The following are the particulars showing work
carried out at this Clinic in connection with children of school age
from November, 1929, to 31st December, 1930
Schick tested 241
Positive 196
Negative 45
Not Schick tested 67
Partially immunised 8
Inoculated (full course 260
(c) Measles and German Measles.—1,295 cases were notified
from the schools in 1930, compared with 141 during 1929. No
deaths from Measles in a child of school age occurred in 1930, compared
with nil in 1929, 1 in 1928, nil in 1927, and 7 in 1926.
(d) Small Pox.—Eight cases of Small Pox among children of
school age occurred during the year.