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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
Richmond upon Thames 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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During the year special efforts have been made to complete
the immunisation of all children whose names were on the register.
Despite these efforts, since the clinic began in 1934, 123 children
have failed to complete the course in addition to a number who
have left the district and some who have failed to attend at all
after filling up the application form. Of the 123 children who
have failed to complete the course, nearly all have had the full
course of injections and lack only the final Schick test, so that the
larger proportion of them may be taken as being immune.
There have been no cases of diphtheria during the year in
children to whom certificates have been given. Since the end of
the year we have begun to retest those children who were
immunised two years ago. This is very important for the maintenance
of immunity of the community, and the response of those
notified to attend for this test has proved fairly satisfactory.
Once again it is gratifying to note the large number of children who have attended the clinic, although no alarmist propaganda has been carried out in the district.
| Total number of children seen during the year | 861 |
| Total number of attendances during the year | 3,110 |
| Total number of children Schick tested | 317 |
| Total number of children naturally immune | 50 |
| Percentage of tested children found to be immune | 15.8% |
| Total number of certificates given | 697 |
| Number of children who failed to complete course (1934-1936) | 123 |
| Number of children who required additional injections for complete immunity | 12 |
D. S. MURRAY, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B,