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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 50
Number of attendances made 472
Average attendance per session 9.4
Number of children recommended to Rheumatism
Clinic -
Number of children recommended to Aural Clinic 1
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
Immunisation was carried out at the weekly clinic on Tuesdays
at 2 p.m., at Schools, and at all Welfare Centres along the lines
detailed in previous Reports. The following summarises the work
done:—
Schick tested for the first time 29
Negative (including pseudo and negative) 14
Positive (including pseudo and positive)15

The above total includes 115 children who were immunised at
Brookscroft, and 144 by private practitioners.
Number of Schick tests following immunisation 47
Number Positive 3
Number Negative 44
Number of clinics held for immunisation 50
Number of attendances made at clinic for immunisation 1,161
Average attendance per session 23.2
Immunisation at schools (included in above):—
Number completely immunised 370
Number partly immunised 8
Number having extra dose, immunised in previous years 209
Since the commencement of immunisation in 1932 a total of
18,279 persons have been protected. Of these, at the end of 1945
14,502 were in the age group of 0-14 years.
On the basis of the estimated population at mid-June, 1945
(supplied by the Registrar-General), the percentages protected in
the various age groups were as follows:—