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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SOUTH MIDDLESEX FEVER HOSPITAL.
| Disease. | No. of Patients Admitted from Richmond. |
|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 10 |
| Diphtheria | 20 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 4 |
| Measles | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 |
| Other Diseases | 14 |
| Total | 51 |
| Total number of children seen during the year | 713 |
| Total number of attendances | 1,639 |
| Total number of children who received primary Schick test | 61 |
| Total number of children naturally immune | 16 |
| Percentage of children naturally immune | 26% |
| Number of certificates given | 247 |
| Number of children who required additional injections for complete immunity | 9 |
| Number re-tested after 2 years | 61 |
| Number of children who were still immune | 58 |
| Number of children who required further injections | 3 |
| Number re-tested after 4 years | 183 |
| Number of children who were still immune | 170 |
| Number of children who required further injections | 6 |
| Total number of certificates given after immunisation. | |
| (a) Pre-school children | 103 |
| (b) School children | 144 |