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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
Malden and Coombe 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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Number of eases completing treatment
during the year (pre-school children 141,
school children 296) 437
Number of cases failing to attend for
the complete course 43
Number of cases treated by private doctors
under Council's scheme 14
Number of Schick tests performed 383
Total number of attendances at Clinic 1,196
SURVEY OF THE FIRST THOUSAND CASES
TREATED UNDER THE DIPHTHERIA
IMMUNISATION SCHEME.
The following table shows their record in age groups up to the date of their post-Schick test.
| Age last Birthday | Number completing injections . T.A.M. | Number Schick tested only. | Number failing to complete injections. | Number tailing final Schick test. | Number Schick POSITIVE after six months. | Per cent. Schick Negative after six months. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 94.4 |
| 2 | 62 | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | 96.2 |
| 3 | 90 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 95.0 |
| 4 | 94 | — | 3 | 20 | 1 | 98.7 |
| 5 | 142 | — | 5 | 21 | 4 | 96.7 |
| 6 | 134 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 98.4 |
| 7 | 84 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 96.0 |
| 8 | 79 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 98.6 |
| 9 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 88.5 |
| 10 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 100.0 |
| 11 | 45 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 97.7 |
| 12 | 32 | — | — | 4 | — | 100.0 |
| 13 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 87.5 |
| 14 & over 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 72.7 | |
| 967 | 6 | 27 | 123 | 32 | 96.2 | |