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18 were in the process of being immunised.
49 were said by their parents to be going to receive or had already
received a course of immunisation from their own doctors.
33 had removed from the Area.
12 immmisation refused.
1 immunisation inadvisable.
1 combined immunisation refused but agreed to make arrangements for
diphtheria immunisation only.
54 had not kept appointments for various reasons though in some cases the
parents professed to be willing to attend.
8 no information
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Mention was made in my last Annual Report of the high rate of removals
from the Area of children under six months old and it can be seen that in the
above sample group more than 17% of children born in the Area had removed
before reaching 1 year of age.
The defaulters who for one reason or another do not keep appointments
appear to be the most fruitful field for further improving the number of
children immunised. Some have good reasons for not having attended (e.g.
illness of child or parent) but the remainder, although some parents profess
to be willing for their children to be immunised, just do not come. It is
hoped that by continual follow-up by health visitors, and by clinic doctors
offering the opportunity to immunise children whenever they may attend a
centre for whatever purpose, to make some progress with this group but in the
end this will depend on the parents themselves.
Immunisation of Children under 5 years of age
Although every endeavour is made to ensure that children are protected
before reaching 1 year of age. there are inevitably some who receive immunisation
between 1 and 4 years of age.