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Barnes 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 25.—Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic. The Following Table Shows the Position on 31st December, 1943, in Respect of the 751 Children who Attended the Clinic
during 1943.
| Position on 31 Dec., 1943 | |
|---|---|
| 1. TOTAL NEW CASES dealt with during 1943 | 533 |
| (A) Continued in Attendance:— | 396 |
| 229 | |
| 151* | |
| (c) Receiving injections at end of year | 16 |
| (B) Discontinued Attendance:— | 137 |
| 120* | |
| (b) Did not complete injections | 12 |
| (c) Left district before completion of injections | 5 |
| 2. CHILDREN attending for Re-Schick Test two years after immunisation :— | 218 |
| (a) Re-Schick test negative—immunisation confirmed | 212 |
| 6 | |
| TOTAL CHILDREN attending Clinic during year | 751 |
| Children invited but did not attend | 73 |
Note.— In addition to the 229 children in respect of whom certificates
were given, 271* additional children completed courses of
immunising injections during the year, making in all 500 children
immunised during the year.
Table 26.—Clinic for Inoculation against Whooping Cough.
Position on 31 Dec., 1943
| Number of children attending :— (a) Completed course of injections | 73 |
| (b) Receiving injections at end of year.. | 18 |
| 1 | |
| —ceased attending | 13 |
| Total attending clinic during year | 105 |
| Children invited but did not attend | 11 |