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The following table shows the work done at the Infectious
Disease Clinic, the large majority of patients being of school age:—
Number of clinics held in connection with Infectious
Diseases and Immunisation 60
Number of attendances made 4,546
Average attendance per session 75.8
Number of Scarlet Fever cases discovered 3
Number of Diphtheria cases discovered 5
Number of virulence tests taken in Diphtheria cases 67*
Number of children recommended to Rheumatism
Clinic 23
Number of children recommended to Ear Clinic 14
*Includes virulence tests done at Sanatorium.
Diphtheria Immunisation.—Immunisation was carried out
at the weekly clinic on Tuesdays at 3 p .m., and at Infants' Departments,
along the lines detailed in the 1935 report. The practice
has been to Schick test children over 8 years of age, and only to
immunise those yielding a positive result. All children under
8 years of age were immunised without a pre-Schick test. The
following summarises the work done:—
Schick tested for first time 222
Negative (including pseudo and negative) 87
Positive (including pseudo and positive) 135
Immunised after positive Schick (14 refusals) 121
Immunised without being Schick tested 1,664
Partly immunised cases brought forward from 1935, etc. 184
Total number given one or more immunising doses during
1936 1,969
Results of Schick tests following immunisation:—
Negative (including 184 from 1935) 1,186
Awaiting final Schick test 721
Not completing immunisation course 62
Total 1,969
Number of children of school age, immunisation completed
699
Number of others, immunisation completed (mostly of
pre-school age) 303
Number of 1935 cases completed 184
Total 1,186