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Professional nursing in the home.
On "behalf of the borough council, the Kensington district
nursing association visited 372 cases, paying 4,540 visits.
The total number of cases nursed during the year was 1,005,
and the total number of visits paid was 33,932.
Vaccination.
There were 1,963 births reported in 1940 to the vaccination
officer by the Kensington registrars. By the 31st December,
1941, 44.2 per cent. of these had been vaccinated or were
insusceptible to vaccination. The other 55.8 per cent. were
accounted for as follows:-
Statutory declarations of objection 13.7%
Died before vaccination 4.3%
Referred to other districts 23.4%
Removed, leaving no trace 11.1%
Postponed, or unaccounted for 3.3%
(In addition, by the 31st December, 1541, 121 certificates
of successful vaccination had been received in respect of
children living in Kensington who were born outside the Borough
during 1940)