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In the absence of cases of Diphtheria there Is a tendency
to defer, to be well lntentloned but Inactive, or to refuse to
believe In the need for Immunisation. Several outbreaks In other
places In recent years affecting children who have not been
Immunised are sharp reminders that Diphtheria still kills.
Immunisation Is voluntary but parents have an obligation to
protect their children, and to co-operate In the elimination of
the disease.
During 1952, eight hundred and thirty children were Immunised
and their ages at the date of Immunisation were as follows: -
Age Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 Over 15 Total
Numbers 292 341 55 14 11 100 15 2 830
At the end of the year eleven thousand, eight hundred and
five children representing 75*4 per cent of all children had been
Immunised. Of these two thousand eight hundred and ninety eight
represents 50 per cent of the children under five years of age
and eight thousand nine hundred and seven represents 89*9 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, the first
and third Friday In each month, at 2 p.m.
2. At the Clinic, Methodist Church Hall, Station Road, Belmont
at Infant welfare session, every Thursday, at 2 p.m.
3. At the Clinic, Emmanuel Church Hall, stonecot Hill, Sutton,
at Infant Welfare Session, 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, at Infant welfare
Session, every Monday and Thursday, at 1.30 p.m.
6. At the Clinic, St. Oswald1 s Hall, Brocks Drive, North Cheam
at Infant Welfare Session, every Friday, at 1.30 p.m.
7. At the Clinic, Jubilee Institute, Maiden Green, Worcester
Park, at Infant welfare Session, the first Monday In
each month, at 1, 30 p.m.
Measles. Five hundred and fourteen cases were notified in
1952 compared with one thousand four hundred and thirty three In
1951. a period of quiescence for seven months followed the
severe epidemic of the spring of 1951. a secondary and smaller
epidemic wave rose sharply during February and March 1952,
declined slowly and persisted until July. The case rate was
6-48 per thousand of population compared with 8*86 per thousand
of population for England and Wales. There was one death of a
child aged 4 years from toxaemia and acute dilatation of the
stomach, a rare complication of acute infections.
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