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Hackney 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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During 1936 these medical practitioners referred 143 patients
to the Council's Clinic for Schick testing. Three were found to be
naturally immune, two failed to re-attend at the Clinic and the
remaining 138 returned to the medical practitioners for injections.
Eight of these completed the course of treatment during the year.

Table: These medical practitioners'cases are included in the following table of the work carried out under the Council's scheme:—

These medical practitioners'cases are included in the following table of the work carried out under the Council's scheme:—

Year.No. of New Cases.Schick Tested.Commenced treatment without Schick Test.Naturally Immune.Immunised.Discontinued treatment and struck off Register.No. under treatment at end of year.
Pre-School Age.School Age.Adults.Pre-School Age.School Age.Adults
192846099350749553137745123
19294437728214707374168454193
193067514040380521221271682161369
19316471494138771631742862109282
193239810120888191146168363209
1933103321749720299128270218257567
19341012221474332841664603142108529
1935133715569812472205549505—157450
19361090192509173341153872384124672

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The Council has an arrangement with the Poplar Borough
Council for the immunisation of children from that Borough at a
charge of 10s. for a complete course of treatment and 2s. 6d. for a
case found to be naturally immune and therefore not requiring
immunising injections.
Fifty-five persons were referred to the Clinic from the Poplar
Public Health Department in 1936.
The following is a report by the Medical Officer in charge of
the Clinic:—
The work of the Clinic during the past year has proceeded smoothly and
satisfactorily. The excellent attendance of patients has been maintained and
it has occasionally been found necessary to duplicate the Clinics to deal effectively
with emergency periods.
In May, 1936, the scheme of co-operation between the Council and local
general practitioners was commenced and work under the scheme is also
progressing satisfactorily and gradually extending. The Clinic is always
available for the necessary testing and consultations with the doctors interested
in the scheme.