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During the year 1946, one thousand and fifty-two children
were immunised against Diphtheria, The number immunised at the
age of 1 year was 449, which represents 43 per cent of the babies
reaching that age during the year, compared with 45 per cent for
this age group in 1945. One thousand, four hundred and nineteen
children received reinforcing injections.

At the end of the year, 10,103 children, representing
63.3 per cent of all the children, had been immunised. Of these,
2,440, represents 43.6 per cent of the children under five years
of age, and 7,663 represents 75.8 per cent of the children between
five and fifteen years of age.
The Clinics for Diphtheria Immunisation are as follows,
1. At the Public Hall, No. 1. Hill Road, Sutton.
Every Friday, at 2 p.m.
2. At the Clinic, Priory Crescent, Cheam.
Every first Thursday in the month, at 2 p.m.
(For children under five years of ago)
3. At the Clinic, St. Oswald's Hall, Brocks Drive, N. Cheam.
Every second and fourth Tuesday in the month, at 2 p.m.
(For children under five years of age)
4. At the Clinic, Parochial Rooms, The Broadway, Cheam.
Every first Wednesday in the month, at 2 p.m.
(For children under five years of age)
5. At the Clinic, Jubilee Institute, Maiden Green, Worcester Park,.
Every first Monday in the month, at 2 p.m.
(For children under five years of age.
MEASLES:- Two hundred and thirty-three cases were notified
in 1946, compared with five hundred and thirty in 1945. The
prevalence was highest during the Summer months. The case rate
was 2,95 per 1000 of population, compared with 3.92 per 1000 of
population for England and Wales. There was one death of a
child aged 8 years from Broncho-pneumonia. The danger of
complication by Broncho-pneumonia should be realised. Some
children lose their powers of resistance to secondary infections
during an attack of Measles. These children are not always .
from poor homes, nor are they necessarily the weakly children
in a family, although the risk of Broncho-pneumonia to the
weakly child is always high. All children should be protected
from infection by the speedy isolation of any suspected case in
a family. A mild attack of Measles in one child in a family
may be severe and serious when transmitted to another child.
Careful nursing and careful convalescence of all cases are
essential. Information of notifications of children under five
years of age are sent to the health visitors in order that
advice and help may be given where necessary, A leaflet of
advice is sent to the home of every notified case.
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