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Wandsworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infective Diseases.
The total number of cases was 3,494 compared with 3,182
in 1933. The increase, compared with the previous year, is due
to the increase in the number of cases of Scarlet Fever and
Diphtheria.
Small-pox.
No case of this disease occurred during the year.
Vaccination.
Table X. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers for the year 1933 and shows the number of
children successfully vaccinated for the whole Borough, as well
as for the separate sub-districts.
TABLE X.
| No. of Children. | Clapham | Putney | Balham | Streatham | Tooting | Southfield | Springfield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successfully Vaccinated | 246 | 143 | 342 | 283 | 101 | 240 | 172 | 1527 |
| Insusceptible of Vaccination | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 19 |
| Had Small pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dead, Unvaccinated | 14 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 100 |
| Exempted under Certificates of Conscientious objection | 153 | 46 | 204 | 142 | 123 | 129 | 68 | 865 |
| Postponed by Medical Certificate | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 29 |
| Removed | 36 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 201 |
| Remaining on Books as Un-vaccinated | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
| No. of Births returned to Vaccination Officers during 1933 | 455 | 236 | 643 | 520 | 273 | 417 | 257 | 2801 |