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Infectious Diseases Clinic.- The weekly clinic at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays
was continued, and all children cf school ege who had been in contaot
with cases of infectious diseases were seen prior to their return to
school.
As in previous years all children discharged from the Isolation
Hospital or after home isolation for infectious diseases were seen, and
particular care was taken to refer all cases with any suspicion of
rheumatism or cf cardiac defect to the next rheumatism clinic.
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 52
Number cf attendances mode 404
Average attendance per cession 7.7
Number of children recommended to Rheumatism Clinic 1
" " " " Aural Clinic 3
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Immunisation was carried out at the weekly clinic on Tuesdays at
2 p.m. at Infants' schools, end at all the Welfare Centres along the
lines detailed in the previous reports. The following summarises
the work done:-
Schiok tested for the first time 9
Negative (including pssudo end negative) 4
Positive ( " " and positivo) 5
Total number of immunisations completed during 1944:-
(a) School age 191
(b) Pre-school age 852
(c) Over school age 4
1057
Number of Schick tests following immunisation 54
Number Positive 3
Number Negative 51
Number of clinics held for immunisation 51
Number of attendances made at clinic for immunisation 911
Average attendence per session 17.8
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