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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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"carriers" the infection lay in the nose only, whilst the seventh
had positive nose and throat swabs. They were all isolated for
varying periods, 6 of them in hospital, and no further cases occurred.
Diphtheria Immunisation.
The number of persons immunised under the Council's scheme
is shown in the tables which follow. The number who took
advantage of the public facilities for preventive inoculation was
rather less than in the year before. Nevertheless a total of 609
children were immunised.
PERSONS IMMUNISED AT THE CLINIC—1938.
| WARD | Age Groups | Tolal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–5 | 5–15 | 15 & over | ||
| St. Helier North | 17 | 5 | – | 22 |
| St. Helier South | 17 | 2 | – | 19 |
| St. Helier West | 17 | 5 | – | 22 |
| North-East | 14 | 8 | – | 22 |
| North-West | 16 | 8 | – | 24 |
| Central | 4 | 5 | – | 9 |
| South-East | 17 | 17 | – | 34 |
| South-West | 8 | 3 | – | 11 |
| Totals | 110 | 53 | – | 163 |
PERSONS IMMUNISED BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS,
1938.
| WARD | Age Groups | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–5 | 5–15 | 15 & over | ||
| St. Helier North | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| St. Helier South | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| St. Helier West | – | – | – | – |
| North-East | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| North-West | 3 | 4 | – | 7 |
| Central | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| South-East | – | – | – | – |
| South-West | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| Totals | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 |