THE PRESENT study conducted in three villages of Jawan block, Aligarh, India on 576 children showed a higher immunity to diphtheria in the age group of 3 months to 5 years. 99.3% children studied were shick negative. Only 4 children below the age of 3 years (0.7%), showed the positive schick test. Each of the 4 children belonged to lower social classes of illiterate Hindu parents and were not previously immunised against diphtheria.
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