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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnes 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 26.—Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic. Thf Following Table Shows the Position on 31st December, 1944, in Respect of the 722 Children who Attended the Clinic during 1944.
| Position on 31 Dec., 1944 | |
|---|---|
| 1. TOTAL NEW CASES dealt with during 1944 | 459 |
| (A) Continued in Attendance:— | 423 |
| (a) Post-Schick Negative (Certificate) | 184 |
| (6) Completed injections, awaiting Post-Schick test | 196* |
| (c) Receiving injections at end of year | 43 |
| (B) Discontinued Attendance:— | 36 |
| (a) Completed injections — failed to attend for Post-Schick test | - |
| (b) Did not complete injections | 18 |
| (c) Left district before completion of injections | 8 |
| 2. CHILDREN attending for Re-Schick Test two years after immunisation:— | 263 |
| (a) Re-Schick test negative—immunisation confirmed | 219 |
| (b) Re-Schick test positive—further injections given | 7 |
| (c) Attended for Re-Schick test—did not attend for reading | 7 |
| TOTAL CHILDREN attending Clinic during year | 722 |
| Children invited but did not attend | 16 |
Note.—In addition to the 184 children in respect of whom certificates
were given, 196* additional children completed courses of
immunising injections during the year, making in all 380 children
immunised during the year.
Table 27.—Clinic for Inoculation against Whooping Cough.
| Position on 31 Dec., 1944 | |
|---|---|
| Number of children attending:— | |
| (a) Completed course of injections | 168 |
| (b) Receiving injections at end of year | 55 |
| (c) Discontinued injections—left district | 2 |
| —ceased attending | 11 |
| Total attending clinic during year | 236 |
| Children invited but did not attend | 4 |