Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 23.
DIPHTHERIA IN UNIMMUNISED AND IMMUNISED CHILDREN 0—15 YEARS,
1935—1938.
Year | No. of Children 0—15 years | Cases | Annual Incidence per 1,000 | Deaths | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1935 | Unimmunised | 11,940 | 51 | 4.2 | 1 | 0.08 |
Immunised | 861 | 0 | Nil. | 0 | Nil. | |
1936 | Unimmunised | 12,788 | 38 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.31 |
Immunised | 1,519 | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | Nil. | |
1937 | Unimmunised | 12,363 | 40 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.32 |
Immunised | 2,202 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | Nil. | |
1938 | Unimmunised | 12,321 | 24 | 1.9 | 0 | Nil. |
Immunised | 2,739 | 0 | Nil. | 0 | Nil. | |
1935 to 1938 | Unimmunised | 12,353 | 153 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.18 |
Immunised | 1,830 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | Nil. |