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The incident rate per 1,000 of the civil population was 0.8
Seven cases occurred in institutions during the year. Four deaths
took place from this disease, i.e., a case mortality rate of 6.45 per
cent.
The deaths occurred in the following age groups:—
Under 1 year 1 5—10 years 1
2—3 years 1 20—35 years 1
And in the following months:—
February 1 April 1
March 1 May 1
For the last four years the deaths from Diphtheria have been
as follows:—
Year. Year Year. Year.
1928 7 1929 23 1930 19 1931 4
The full details of the Immunization work for 1931 are set out
in the accompanying report by Dr. Bousfield.
Schick testing has been resorted to in practically every case,
and every effort has been made to ensure that the work is as accurately
scientific as it is possible to make it.
Report of work of the Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics for 1931.
During the above year the work of active immunisation of the
child population against Diphtheria has proceeded very satisfactorily.
A decline in the numbers of children dealt with in 1931 as
compared with 1930 is inevitable. Experience has shown that
when this work is first instituted in any area there is a great rush
of the better class of parents to secure these advantages for their
children. After this initial mass of work has been dealt with, the
rate of applications for immunisation settles down to normal steady
proportions, and this is the condition of affairs now prevailing in
Heston and Isleworth. It is satisfactory to record that the continued
demand for the treatment of children is much steadier in
this area than in any other locality in which I have been engaged