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Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In 1909 the total number of notifications received from outside
Institutions was 130, in 1908, 170; in 1907, 55; and in 1906,
92.
Vaccination.
Table XXXVII. is taken from the official returns of the
Vaccination Officers to the Board of Guardians for the year 1909.
It shows 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, 1909. | 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. | Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 1,292 | 8 | ... | 71 | 170 | 18 | 35 | 219 | 59 | |
| Putney | 489 | 403 | ... | ... | 2 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Streatham | 2,777 | 1,466 | 16 | ... | ro co | 303 | 376 | .57 | 249 | 27 |
| Wandsw'th | 2,414 | 1,665 | 4 | ... | 157 | 237 | 65 | 51 | 216 | 19 |
| Totals | 6,972 | 4,246 | 28 | ... | 413 | 753 | 461 | 245 | 687 | 106 |
During the year 1909, of 6,972 children whose births were
registered, 4,246 or 60.9 per cent. were successfully vaccinated,
compared with 61.3 per cent. in 1908, 66.5 per cent. in 1907, 7105
per cent. in 1906, 74.6 per cent, in 1905, and 73.5 per cent. in
1904. This is a decided decrease compared with the five previous
years.