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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infective Diseases. 25
TABLE XV.
NUMBER OF DOSES AND TIME REQUIRED TO PRODUCE IMMUNITY—AS SHOWN BY A NEGATIVE RE-SCHICK TEST.
Number of Immunising Injections given. | Period after last injection of First Series in which re-Test was Negative. | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
within 4 months | between | Total within 1 year | between | |||||||
4 and 6 months | 6 and 9 months | 9 and 12 months | 12 and 18 months | 18 mths and 2 years | 2 years and 3 years | |||||
Children Under 15. | ||||||||||
One Series | 1 injection | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
2 injections | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | 16 | |
3 injections | 528 | 313 | 162 | 57 | 1060 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 1124 | |
4 injections | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Two Series | 4 injections | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
5 injections | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
6 injections | — | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 61 | |
Total Under 15 | 537 | 317 | 172 | 74 | 1100 | 64 | 46 | 12 | 1222 | |
Adults Over 15. | ||||||||||
First Series | 3 injections | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 1 | — | 44 |
4 injections | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Second Series | 6 injections | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 |
Total All Ages | 555 | 330 | 180 | 78 | 1143 | 68 | 49 | 12 | 1272 |