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Barnes 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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* Table 11.— Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic. The Following Table Shows the Position on 31st December, 19 4-8, in Respect of the 837 Children who Attended the Clinic during 1948.
| Position on 31 Dec., 1948 | |
|---|---|
| 1. TOTAL CASES dealt with during 1948 | 662 |
| (A) Continued in Attendance:— | 641 |
| (a) Post-Schick Negative (Certificate) | 419 |
| (6) Completed injections, awaiting Post-Schick test | *198 |
| (c) Receiving injections at end of year | 24 |
| (B) Discontinued Attendance:— | 21 |
| (a) Completed injections — failed to attend for Post-Schick test | *2 |
| (b) Did not complete injections | 11 |
| (c) Left district—completed injections— no Post-Schick test | *1 |
| (d) Left district before completion of injections | 7 |
| 2. CHILDRENattending for Re-Schick Test two years after immunisation :— | 175 |
| (a) Re-Schick test negative—immunisation confirmed | 164 |
| (6) Re-Schick test positive—further injections given | 4 |
| (c) Attended for Re-Schick test— did not attend for reading | 7 |
| 837 | |
| Children invited but did not attend | 12 |
Note.— In addition to the 419 children in respect of whom certificates
were given, 201* additional children completed courses of
immunising injections during the year, making in all 620 children
immunised during the year.
*Table 12.— Clinic for Inoculation against Whooping Cough.
| Number of children attending :— | Position on 31 Dec., 1948 |
|---|---|
| (a) Completed course of injections | 392 |
| (b) Receiving injections at end of year | 44 |
| (c) Discontinued injections—left district | 3 |
| —ceased attending | 14 |
| Total attending clinic during year 453 | |
| Children invited but did not attend | 11 |