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At the end of the year, eleven thousand five hundred and
forty-two children, representing 73.7 per cent of all children
had been immunised. Of these, three thousand one hundred and
five represents 54 per cent of the children under five years of
age, and eight thousand four hundred and thirty seven represents
85.2 per cent of the children between five and fifteen years of
age.
The Clinics for Diphtheria Immunisation are as follows:-
1. At the Clinic, No. 1, Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, every
Friday, at 2 p.m.
2. At the Clinic, Methodist Church Hall, Station Road,
Belmont, every Thursday, at 1.30 p.m.
3. At the Clinic, Emmanuel Church Hall, Stonecot Hill,
Sutton, every Monday, at 1.30 p.m.
4. At the Clinic, Parochial Rooms, The Broadway, Cheam,
every Wednesday, at 1.30 p.m.
5. At the Clinic, Priory Crescent, Cheam, every Monday, at
1. 30 p.m.
6. At the Clinic, St. Oswald's Hall, Brocks Drive, North
Cheam, the second and fourth Tuesday in each month, at
1.30 p.m.
7. At the Clinic, Jubilee institute, Maiden Green,Worcester
Park, the first Monday in each month, at 1.30 p.m.
Measles. A severe epidemic of Measles occurred during the
first quarter of the year. One thousand four hundred and thirtythree
cases were notified. Commencing in December 1950, the
number of cases rose sharply throughout January to a peak in
February, continued heavily through March and declined sharply
in April. The highest concentration of infection was in the East,
East Central, West Central and North East Wards. Twenty-three
cases were removed to hospital. There was one death of a child
aged three years from pulmonary complications. The case rate
was 18.02 per 1,000 of population, compared with 14.07 per 1,000
of population for England and Wales.
The severity of the epidemic is indicative of the coincidence
of a highly virulent phase of the virus and the accumulation of
susceptible children after relatively low incidence of Measles
in preceding years. Infant school children and pre-school
children were heavily involved. Twenty-four babies under one
year of age were affected. The potency of Infection was high.