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Barnes 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 26.—Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic. The Following Table Shows the Position on 31st December, 1941, in Respect of the 1,186 Children who Attended the Clinic during 1941.
| Position on 31 Dec., 1941 | |
|---|---|
| 1.TOTAL NEW CASES dealt with during 1941 | |
| (A) Continued in Attendance:— | |
| 628 | |
| 159* | |
| 53 | |
| (B) Discontinued Attendance:— | |
| 237* | |
| 19 | |
| 1 | |
| 2.CHILDREN attending for Re-Schick Test two years after immunisation:— | |
| (a) Re-Schick test negative—immunisation confirmed | 87 |
| 3 | |
| Children invited but did not attend | 62 |
Note.— In addition to the 628 children in respect of whom certificates
were given, 396* additional children completed courses of
immunising injections during the year, making in all 1,024 children
immunised during the year.
Table 27.—Clinic for Inoculation against Typhoid Fever.
| Adults. | Children under 16. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of applications received during 1941 | 428 | 73 | 501 |
| Number of applications withdrawn | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| 403 | 72 | 475 | |
| Number who attended Clinic:— | |||
| (a) Completed course of injections | 346 | 67 | 413 |
| (b) Failed to complete course of injections | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Number invited but did not attend | 48 | 4 | 52 |
| Number of injections given | 1048 | 203 | 1251 |