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A survey at the end of 1953 of the state of immunisation of
eight hundred and seventy six babies born in 1952 showed that four
hundred and seventy eight, representing 55 per cent had been
immunised. Of the children under five years of age two thousand
seven hundred and forty, representing 47 per cent had been
immunised. Of the school children of five to fourteen years of
age, seven thousand two hundred and forty eight, representing 73
per cent had been immunised and sufficiently reinforced and one
thousand seven hundred and twenty seven, representing 17 per cent
previously immunised required further reinforcement. During 1953
one thousand seven hundred and eighty one reinforcing injections
were given,
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 the 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. Oswald's Hall, Brocks Drive, North Cheam
at Infant Welfare Session, every Friday, at 1.30 p.m.
7. At the Clinic, Wesley Hall, Cheam Common Road, Worcester Park
at Infant Welfare Session, every Friday, at 2 p.m.
8. 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. Six hundred and nineteen cases were notified, an
increase of one hundred and five cases. The disease was epidemic
from January to April and thereafter declined 'towards quiescence.
The case rate was 7.83 per thousand of population compared with
12.36 per thousand of population for England and Wales. There
was no death.
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