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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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D iphtheria I mmunisation.—
Tabular Statement as to Number of Children Schick Tested and Immunised at the Diphtheria Clinics from 1st January, 1953, to 31 st December, 1953.
| Valentines Clinic | Mayesbrook Clinic | Manford Way Clinic | Grand Totals All Clinics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Children (Various Schools) | Children under 5 years of age | Total | School Children (Various Schools) | Children under 5 years of age | Total | School Children (Various Schools) | Children under 5 years of age | Total | ||
| Numbers Schick Tested: | ||||||||||
| Positive | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | - | 1 |
| Negative | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | — | — | 1 |
| Numbers inoculated (full course) | 23 | 281 | 304 | 20 | 198 | 218 | 1 | 71 | 72 | 594 |
| * Positive after full course of inoculations and further inoculated | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| * Negative after full course of inoculations | 21 | 405 | 426 | 12 | 226 | 238 | - | 47 | 47 | 711 |
| Re-inoculations (one only) | 408 | 142 | 550 | 257 | 57 | 314 | 53 | 1 | 54 | 918 |
| * Awaiting re-test | 5 | 107 | 112 | 15 | 159 | 174 | — | 31 | 31 | 317 |
| *Not re-tested after inoculation (on account of leaving District, etc.) | 47 | 417 | 464 | 32 | 213 | 245 | 11 | 105 | 116 | 825 |
| *Positive after re-test but not further inoculated for same reason as above | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Re-tested& Schick Tested in 1953 (1952 cases): | ||||||||||
| * Positive after full course of inoculations, and further inoculated | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| * Negative | 7 | 215 | 222 | 4 | 120 | 124 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 378 |
During 1953, a total number of 2,454 children attended at the Diphtheria Prevention Clinics, (1,426 at Valentines Clinic, 847 at Mayesbrook
and 181 at Manford Way), making a total number of attendances of 6,405 (3,639, 2,251 and 515), with an average per session of
59, 43 and 11 respectively.
During 1953, 69 private doctors were supplied with prophylactic for the immunisation of 2,123 children and record cards were received
from general practitioners as follows:—
Under 5 Over 5
Inoculations (full course) 1,138 92
Re-inoculations (one only) 127 766
(* These figures include cases inoculated by general practitioners who made subsequent attendances at the Diphtheria Clinics).
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