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ISSUED BY THE DEPT OF HEALTH One Year Old Today So he?s going to be protected from DIPHTHERIA ? Diphtheria is deadly between the ages of one and five: It is increasing in New Zealand. Every child should be protected in the pre-school years. Immunisation is safe and simple, and it is available free for children. The best time for protective treatment is after six months Or while one year old: It is taken easily at this early age. WORLD-WIDE SUCCESS OF TREATMENT War-time Britain has treated 4,000,000 children in three years: Very few were upset for even a single day: Not one mishap occurred in that huge number. Canada has reduced Diphtheria figures to almost nothing by regular immunisation: Scotland has protected two thirds of her I,150,000 children: Yet our Diphtheria figures are increasing: SEE THAT YOUR CHILD IS IMMUNISED Medical Officers of the Department of Health carry out immunis- ation of children under eight years of age at school. At the pre- school clinics they protect babies, toddlers, and pre-school children: Mothers shouldask the District Health Office for full information; or they can arrange through their own doctor to have the children protected: LET YOUR CHILD'S FIRST BIRTHDAY BE PROTECTION DAY I5 FOR A HEALTHIER NATiON

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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 242, 11 February 1944, Page 19

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Page 19 Advertisement 2 New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 242, 11 February 1944, Page 19

Page 19 Advertisement 2 New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 242, 11 February 1944, Page 19

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