Defeat diphtheria (1941) Pt. 2 of 2

listen to what an expert is saying this is not just daydreaming it has been proved by experience in New York City for example they commenced injecting children with the harmless tox side in 1929 in that year there were 8,500 cases of deferia in the city and 46 deaths 10 years later there were only 400 cases of deferia with 10 deaths in Canada there have been even better results figures for the city of Hamilton are shown here you will note the dramatic Improvement and there has been no death from deia since 1930 and no case since 1933 what has been done in other countries we are now doing here in Britain we're setting about it in this way we have Laboratories preparing harmless toxoid in air conditioned rooms small glass tubes are filled with the required amount of toxoid the glass tubes are then sealed in the flame of a bunson burner and stacked ready for packing from these Laboratories free supplies of toxoid are available to all local Health authorities doctors encourage parents to bring their children along to their surgeries for injection in towns medical officers of Health arrange with schools clinics and hospitals for the children to be collected together to have injections of toxoid this is called immunization in country districts mobile clinics visit schools and other places two injections of the harmless toxoid are usually given when the toxoid is injected it gets into the blood which at once begins to produce antitoxin the first injection is a small one to start the blood producing antitoxin and a larger injection 3 or 4 Weeks Later makes sure that it continues after two injections the habit of producing antitoxin is formed and the patient is immune thus when if area germs attack a person who has had two injections the germs find that the body has been too quick for them but none of these discoveries are any use if mothers and fathers do not help their permission must be given before their children can be immunized against deia And if every child is made safe then there'll be no more deia in the country if you talk to your doctor he'll tell you how urgent it is he'll tell you that if you permit your children to be immunized you can fight defia before they catch it he'll tell you that defia may break out at any time because children have not been immunized today many people are separated from their children if you receive a request for your child to be immunized write your consent at once if you still have doubts you too should consult your doctor on the matter children run the greatest risk of catching theia while they at school but they can catch it even before going to school if they do it's more than ever likely to be fatal to be absolutely sure you should have your child immunized when it's one year old in this way we can Stamp defia Out by prompt action of the mothers and fathers of Britain it will be possible for our children to grow up in a world where they will run no risk of death from deferia