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Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic.—This Clinic follows the
Infectious Disease Clinic, and the following table summarises
the work done in respect of diphtheria immunisation:—
Schick tested for first time 509
Negative (including pseudo and negative) 164
Positive (including pseudo and positive) 345
Immunised after positive Schick (21 refusals) 324
Immunised without being Schick tested 477
Partly immunised cases brought forward from 1934 71
Total number given one or more immunising doses
during 1935 872
Results of Schick tests following immunisation:—
Negative (including 71 from 1934) 676
Awaiting final Schick test 172
Not completing immunisation course 24
Total 872
Number of children of school age, immunisation
completed 419
Number of children of pre-school age, immunisation
completed ... ... ... 185
(i.e., 1935 cases only.)
598 children had alum precipitated toxoid, the remainder
having toxoid antitoxin floccules.
A total of 2,330 attendances were made (included in table
under Infectious Disease Clinic).
Towards the end of the year your Committee decided that
the School Medical Officer (acting in the capacity of Medical'
Officer of Health) should carry out diphtheria immunisation
at the schools, and that parents attending with their children
should be allowed to bring children of pre-school age.
A commencement was made with Infants' departments.
The procedure adopted has consisted of issuing a circular
to each child in attendance at the selected Infants' department
to take home to the parent or guardian, and stating
that the Medical Officer of Health will attend at a certain
day and time to offer immunisation to any child whose parent
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