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Wandsworth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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22 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
TABLE IX.
| No. of Children. | Clapham | Putney | Balham | Streatham | Tooting | j Southfield | Springfield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successfully Vaccinated | 179 | 124 | 360 | 232 | 72 | 194 | 159 | 1320 |
| Insusceptible of Vaccination | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Had Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dead, Unvaccinated | 7 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 75 |
| Exempted under Certificates of Conscientious objection | 116 | 37 | 268 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 66 | 822 |
| Postponed by Medical Certificate | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 25 |
| Removed | 28 | 34 | 72 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 218 |
| Remaining on Books as Un-vaccinated | 8 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | — | 74 |
| No. of Births returned to Vaccination Officers during 1936 | 339 | 219 | 762 | 413 | 231 | 332 | 241 | 2537 |
The percentage of children vaccinated to the total births was
52.0— in Clapham, 52.8; in Putney, 56.6; in Balham, 47.2;
in Streatham, 56.1; in Tooting, 31.1; in Southfield, 58.4; and
in Springfield, 65.9. This percentage is 2.2 lower than that
recorded last year.
Diphtheria.
386 cases occurred, compared with 365 in 1936 ; 388 in 1935 ;
and 552 in 1934. The number of deaths was 20, compared with
23 in 1936, 14 in 1935, and 21 in 1934. The death-rate for 1937
was .05 and the case mortality was 5.1 per cent.
The rate per 1,000 of population was 1.12; 1.52 in
Clapham; .92 in Putney; .72 in Balham; .48 in Streatham :
2.24 in Tooting; and 1.19 in Wandsworth.