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Thirty-one children were referred, 13 following diphtheria,
10 following scarlet fever and 8 in connection with the scheme
detailed below.
Sore Throat Follow-up Scheme.—The parents of all children
reported to the School Medical Service to have had a sore throat
are invited in writing to bring the child to the infectious disease
clinic approximately four weeks after the onset of sore throat.
The primary purpose is to make sure that no cardiac complications
have followed the sore throat. 150 cases were seen in
1938, and eight cases were referred to Dr. Sheldon. The parents
have proved willing and anxious to co-operate.
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 52
Number of attendances made 3,571
Average attendance per session 68.6
Number of scarlet fever cases discovered 3
Number of diphtheria cases discovered 2
Number of virulence tests taken in diphtheria carriers 11
Number of children recommended to rheumatism clinic 31
Number of children recommended to ear clinic 8
Number of children recommended to orthopaedic clinic 3
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 120
Negative (including pseudo and negative) 48
Positive (including pseudo and positive) 72
Total number of immunisations completed during 1938:—
(а) School age 1,140
(б) Pre-school age 288
(c) Over school age 4
Total 1,432