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Wandsworth 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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40 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
I had anticipated a much greater increase in the number of
infantile vaccinations, but these anticipations have only been
realised in the cases of Putney and Wandsworth.
533, or 8.4 per cent, died unvaccinated. In 84 cases certificates
of conscientious objections were obtained, compared with
90 in 1901. 105 were postponed by medical certificates, 101 had
removed to districts the vaccination officer of which was duly
notified and 298 had removed to places unknown and could not be
traced.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | Average for Ten Years | 1902 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 76.7 | 72.4 | 72.3 | 63.8 | 61.5 | 57.0 | 51.1 | 57.7 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 63.7 | 63.7 |
| Putney | 68.6 | 74.8 | 73.6 | 67.5 | 66.6 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 75.7 | 69.8 | 84.4 |
| Streatham | 75.2 | 76.3 | 72.0 | 68.9 | 67.6 | 60.4 | 61.6 | 61.0 | 63.7 | 68.7 | 67.9 | 65.2 |
| Wandsworth | 78.4 | 77.8 | 81.7 | 79.0 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 68.5 | 76.0 | 74.0 | 78.6 | 77.0 | 82.3 |
| Borough | 76.0 | 76.7 | 75.8 | 71.0 | 70.8 | 66.3 | 62.0 | 68.1 | 67.8 | 71.4 | 70.5 | 72.4 |
The percentage of children remaining unvaccinated to total
births during the last ten years was as follows: —
1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902
8.6, 11.3, 10.8, 13.4, 13.3, 17.6, 19.2, 20.8, 17.7, 15.6, 15.0, 15.7.
SCARLET FEVER.
822 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified during the year,
compared with 1,063 in 1902, 684 in 1901, and 672 in 1900. 158
of these were notified from Clapham, 100 from Putney, 192 from
Streatham, 71 from Tooting, and 301 from Wandsworth.
The total number of deaths was 18, six in Clapham, two in
Putney, two in Streatham, one in Tooting, and seven in Wandsworth.
642 of the cases, or 78'1 per cent., were removed to hospital
where 16 died, and 180, or 2i'9 per cent, were kept at home with
two deaths.
The percentage of cases removed to hospital is above that
of last year and the year previous, the numbers being 75 per cent,
in 1902 and 70.6 per cent, in 1901.