TABLE 1

Condition of the vaccinated infants at different time points between July 1930 and September 1933 (data from [1])

Disease severity group193019311933
July 1930December 1930April 1931May 1932September 1933
Died63 (25.1%)74 (29.5%)76 (30.3%)77 (30.7%)77 (30.7%)
1 and 222 (8.8%)3 (1.2%)0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
356 (22.3%)34 (13.5%)28 (11.2%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
466 (26.3%)61 (24.3%)76 (30.3%)76 (30.3%)6 (2.4%)
5 and 644 (17.5%)79 (31.5%)71 (28.3%)98 (39.0%)168 (66.9%)
Total251251251251251

Classification of Moegling's grades of disease severity (from [1]). : Death. 1: Seriously affected; likely death. 2: Seriously affected; doubtful prognosis. 3: Seriously affected, but prospect of improvement. 4: Affected by recognised milder complications. 5: No clinical signs but a positive tuberculin skin test. 6: No clinical signs and negative tuberculin skin test. Percentages in brackets are related to the cohort of 251 children.