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Barnes 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 27.—Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic. The Following Table Shows the Position on 31st December, 1946, in Respect of the 881 Children who Attended the Clinic during 1946.
| Position on 31 Dec., 1946 | |
|---|---|
| 1. TOTAL CASES dealt with during 1946 | 531 |
| (A) Continued in Attendance:— | 512 |
| 232 | |
| (b) Completed injections, awaiting Post-Schick test | 254* |
| (c) Receiving injections at end of year | 26 |
| (B) Discontinued Attendance:— | 19 |
| — | |
| (b) Did not complete injections | 9 |
| (c Left district—completed injections— no Post-Schick test | 7* |
| (d) Left district before completion of injections | 3 |
| 2. CHILDREN attending for Re-Schick Test two years after immunisation:— | 350 |
| 323 | |
| (b) Re-Schick test positive—further injections given | 3 |
| (c) Attended for Re-Schick test—did not attend for reading | 24 |
| TOTAL CHILDREN attending Clinic during year | 881 |
Children invited but did not attend 8
Note.—In addition to the 232 children in respect of whom certificates
were given, 261* additional children completed courses of
immunising injections during the year, making in all 493 children
immunised during the year.
Table 28.—Clinic for Inoculation against Whooping Cough.
Position on
31 Dec., 1946
Number of children attending:—-
(a) Completed course of injections 95
(b) Receiving injections at end of year 5
(c) Discontinued injections—left district
—ceased attending 4
Total attending clinic during year 436
Children invited but did not attend 4