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Disinfection of all the cloakrooms at the public elementary
schools was carried out during the Summer vacation, and during
the Christmas vacation the cloakrooms at Christchurch, Cleveland,
Downshall, Mossford, SS. Peter and Paul, and St. Vincent's Schools.
No schools were closed during the year on account of infectious
disease.
Tables VII to XIII on pages 202 to 208 show the incidence of
each infectious disease in the Ilford schools during 1935.
Diphtheria Prevention Clinics.—The following are the particulars
showing work carried out at Valentines (72 sessions) and Mayesbrook
(31 sessions) Clinics in connection with children of school age during
1935:—
Valentines. Mayesbrook.
Primary Schick tested 113 34
Positive 66 27
Negative 47 7
Inoculated (full course) 494 145
Schick + 1934 5 ­
Schick + 1935 66 27
Not tested 423 118
Negative after full course of inoculation 354 106
Positive after full course of inoculation and
re-inoculated 8 2
Awaiting re-test 121 35
Not re-tested after inoculation on account of
leaving district, etc. 11 2
Result of final Schick test in 1935 of cases inoculated in 1934:—
Valentines. Mayesbrook.
Positive and re-inoculated 4 ­
Negative 241 28
966 individual children were treated (786 at Valentines and
180 at Mayesbrook), making 4,363 attendances (3,585 and 778
respectively).
Since June, 1932, children under 8 years of age have not been
Schick tested prior to immunisation, unless there was some particular
reason to suppose that the child might give a combined
reaction to the Schick test.