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Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table 27 is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Guardians for the year 1901. It shows the number
of births, the number of children successfully vaccinated for the
whole Borough as well as for the separate sub-districts. Streatham,
Balham, and Tooting are included under the heading of Streatham.
| Sub-Districts. | Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st of December, 1901. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small-pox. | Dead, Unvaccinated. | Certificates of Conscientious objection. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised. | Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced ; and cases not having been found. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 1,310 | 823 | 4 | .. | 148 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 30 | |
| Putney | 540 | 409 | 3 | .. | 38 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 46 | |
| Streatham | 2,211 | 1,519 | 10 | .. | 200 | 34 | 52 | 36 | 268 | |
| Wandsworth | 2,049 | 1,612 | 4 | 1 | 172 | 23 | 74 | 20 | 97 | |
| Totals | 6,110 | 4,363 | 21 | 1 | 558 | 90 | 157 | 84 | 441 | |
During the year 1901, of 6,110 children born, 4,363, or 71.4 per
cent., were successfully vaccinated, compared with 67.6 in 1900.
The vaccination of infants therefore shows a satisfactory increase
The next Table shows the percentage of children vaccinated to
total births for the Eorough and for the four vaccination subdistricts,
for the year, as well as for the preceding ten years. The
average for these ten years is also given.
In 1891 the percentage was highest, viz.:—77.7, and its lowest
in 1898, viz.:—62. The parish of Clapham shows the greatest
decrease, being 76.7 in 1892 and only 51. 1 in 1898.
The average for the ten years was lowest in Clapham, viz.: —
65.1, and highest in Wandsworth, 77.3.
Comparing the percentage vaccinated in 1901 with the ten
years previous, it must be seen that Clapham is still under the