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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 68
Number of attendances made 2,909
Average attendance per session 42.8
Number of scarlet fever cases discovered 1
Number of diphtheria cases discovered 10
Number of virulence tests taken in diphtheria carriers 49
Number of children recommended to rheumatism clinic 15
Number of children recommended to ear clinic 8
Number of children recommended to orthopaedic clinic 2
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 previous reports. The
following summarises the work done:—
Schick tested for the first time 161
Negative (including pseudo and negative) 65
Positive (including pseudo and positive) 96
Total number of immunisations completed during 1937:-
(a) School age 1,250
(b) Pre-school ag 154
(c) Over school age 6
Total 1,410
Number not completing immunisation or left district 38
Number of Schick tests following immunisation 777
Number of re-Schick tests following immunisation in
previous years 173
Number of attendances made at Infectious Disease clinic
for immunisation 1,916
Immunisation at schools (included above):—
Number completely immunised 490
Number partly immunised 10
Number of re-Schick tests following immunisation in
1936 152
Number of Schick tests following immunisation in 1936 375
Number having second dose, immunised with single dose
1936 108