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Barnes 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table 6.—Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic.

The Following Table Shows the Position on 31st December, 1939, in Respect of the 110 Children who Attended the Clinic during 1939.

Position on 31st Dec., 1939
TOTAL CASES dealt with during 1939110
(A) Continued in Attendance.90
(1) Primary-Schick Negative:—8
(a) Re-Schick Negative (Certificate)41
(b) Awaiting re-Schick test1
(c) Re-Schick Positive:—3
(i) 3-injections, Post-Schick Negative (Certificate)3*
(ii) „ , awaiting Post-Schick test-
(2) Primary Schick-Positive:—82
(a)3-injections and,Post-Schick Negative (Certificate)41*
(b)Awaiting Post-Schick reading33
(c)Awaiting Post-Schick test8
(B) Discontinued Attendance.20
(a) Left the District:-2
(i) Primary-Schick, awaiting reading-
(ii) Primary-Schick, Negative-
(iii) „ „ Positive, 3-injections2
(b) Discontinued for other reasons:—18
(i) Primary-Schick, awaiting reading2
(ii) Primary-Schick, Negative2
(iii) „ „ Positive, 3-injections14
(C) Number Immunised and Certificates Issued.48
Schick tests Negative throughout4
„ „ Negative after immunisation44

* Cases in which Certificates of immunity have been issued.
The figures in this Table do not include the 182 children, referred to previously, who
attended at the Clinic during the year merely for the purpose of a Re-Schick Test
two years after the date of immunisation.