Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-13 | Page 11 | Serium Brings Good Results

BRINGS GOOD 1 GOOD RESULTS Inoculations Protect Chil Chil- Children Children Children dren From Ravages of Disease Survey just completed by Dr N IL H II Savage city physician has shown n excellent results obtained l through inoculations given civen to school to school children last year against diphtheria and bas baa proven that the th Infection have Immunized Immunized children against t all possibility of catching the disease Thousands of school children were given Riven the tho Inoculations Inoculation last year ear and ant in lt no Instance has a case been r reported ported since tince where a achild achild child has ha had the disease after taking the toxin toxin anti treat treat- treatment treatment treatment ment he li said laid This This department Is convinced Dr Savage said that all children between the a ages es of ot six months and 12 years year should be Immunized t diphtheria The justification tion for tor this can call be b readily seen In referring to statistics showIng that all children are aro susceptible to diphtheria between the ages aces of tour four months and 20 years ears An especially large lare number Of o chil- chil children chil children d dren are ara susceptible to dIphtheria ria Fla between the th ages age ace of ot six months and three years year The Th log log- logIcal logical loi-ical loi Ical time tim to app apply tho the preventive Is at the th age ace of ot six months Statistics show how the th following per cent of persons susceptible at various ages ate to diphtheria At birth 10 per cent under four month 10 per cent 4 to G 0 months 30 per cent 6 t to 9 months month 60 SO per cent 9 to 12 1 months 75 per cent one on to 2 years 75 per cent 2 to 3 years year 65 05 5 per cent 3 to 5 years year ears 40 per percent percent percent cent 5 to 10 Years year 30 per cent 10 to 20 years year cars 25 per cent over o 20 years year 20 per cent I 00