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Merton and Morden 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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TABLE XVII.

Children Immunised in Day Nurseries.

nurseryComplete
Middleton Road11
Manor House17
High Path5
33

The number immunised since the inauguration of the Public Clinics in 1934 is as follows:—

At Clinics.By Doctors.In Schools.At Day Nurseries.Total.
19349328——121
193537519——394
193638313664—1,060
193750227293—822
193837622260—658
193927711303—561
19402341250—296
194170063,198—3,904
19421,12716753—1,896
194381364211511,139
19445155421628818
194580691105831.035

TABLE XVIII.

Incidence and FatalityofDiphtheria, 1920-1945.

Year.Population.No. of cases.Incidence rate per 1,000 population.No. of deaths.Percentage of deaths to cases.
192018,200472.536.3
192118,000281.513.5
192218,500623.346.4
192318,750392.08,12.5
192418,710683.668.9
192518,960251.318.3
192019,980241.228.5
192721,850291.326.8
192825,780381.4——
192927,430531.911.8
193035,000722.0568.3
193141,610801.967.5
193248,550300.6——
193352,130350.612.8
193455,550821.489.7
193557,440440.7649.0
193661,000280.45—
193765,530220.33418.1
193868,980280.4027.1
193971,220320.4426.2
194068,540200.2915.0
194164,920240.36—-
194266,590150.2216.6
194365,880160.2416.35
194462,76030.12112.5
194566,050120.1818.3