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In 1943, under the arrangements mentioned in the 1935 Report, 29
private doctors were supplied with prophylactic for the immunisation of
136 children (108 under 5 years and 28 over 5 years of age). The following
is a brief summary:—
1942 Cases:
Final Schick Test in 1943:—
Negative 58
Positive and re-inoculated 1
Positive and not re-inoculated (left district) 1
No final Schick Test, left district, etc. 5
1943 Cases:
Numbers inoculated (full course) by medical practitioners 122
Final Schick Test—Negative 73
Positive and re-inoculated 2
No final Schick Test, left district, etc. 5
Forms not yet returned 14
To be Schick Tested in 1944 28
(d) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—8 cases were notified during 1943.
Of the 8 cases notified, 6 were treated at home by private medical
practitioners, 2 were admitted to White Oak (L.C.C.) Hospital, Swanley.
Cases
Vision Unimpaired
Vision
Impaired
Total
Blindness
Deaths
Notified
Treated
At Home In Hospital
8
6 2
8
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(e) Enteric Fever.—No cases of this disease were notified during the year.
(/) Scabies Order, 1941 (dated 28th October, 1941).—403 cases of Scabies
144 adults and 259 children) were reported. 16 Ilford residents were
admitted to the Isolation Hospital during the year.