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The following ere the weekly/numbers of children away from school
owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious and other
diseases named:-
Exclusions Chicken pox Measles & G.M. Whooping Cough Sore Throat Influenza Diar. Mps. Scablies. Ring worm Varlous Total
1944 33 14 147 41 23 18 5 4 24 3 373 685
1943 96 53 40 23 48 105 7 11 24 2 525 937
Immunisation and Infectious Disease Clinic. Follow-up arrangements
were as detailed in the 1939 report.
The following table shows the work done at the infectious
disease clinic:-
No. of clinics held in connection with Infectious Diseases 52
No. of attendances made 404
Average attendance per session 7.7
No. of children recommended to Rheumatism Clinic 1
No, of children recommended to Ear Clinic 3
No. of clinics held in connection with immunisation 51
No. of attendances 911
Average attendances per session 17.8
The following summarises the work done -
Number of children completing immunisation during 1944 -
School age 191)
Pre-school age 862) - 1057.
Over school age 4)
Number of children already immunised who received an extra dose 38
Number immunised by General Practitioners 80
Number of Schick tested for Positive 4 - 9
first time Negative 5
S.T.after Immunisation - Positive 3 - 54.
Negative 51
Vaccination. The vaccinal condition of each child examined at
routine medical inspection was noted, and a summary shows the
following:- Number Examined Number found to be vaccinated Percentage vaccinated.
Entrants Boys 351 69
Girls 308 59 19.1
2nd. Age Group Boys 555 107 19.2
Girls 508 79 15.5