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St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SMALLPOX.
No cases of smallpox occurred in St. Paneras in 1921. One patient was admitted to the
Smallpox Hospital (M.A.B.) from a St. Paneras address during the year, but was afterwards
found not to be suffering from the disease. There were 2 cases in the County of London in 1921.
Vaccination.
The following table is drawn up from returns kindly supplied by the Clerk to the Guardians in respect of children whose births were registered in the Parish of St. Paneras from 1st January to 31st December, 1920, inclusive :—
| Number. | Percentage of Births registered. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North. | East. | West. | South. | Whole Borough. | North. | East. | West. | South. | Whole Borough. | |
| Births registered | 1,404 | 1,726 | 1,335 | 1,621 | 6,086 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Dead, unvaccinated | 60 | 88 | 77 | 67 | 292 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Successfully vaccinated | 590 | 747 | 648 | 708 | 2.693 | 42.0 | 43.3 | 48.5 | 43.7 | 44.3 |
| Had Smallpox | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insusceptible of vaccination | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Received certificates of conscientious objection | 700 | 609 | 418 | 317 | 2,044 | 49.9 | 35.3 | 31.3 | 19.6 | 33.6 |
| Postponed by medical certificate | 5 | 31 | 51 | 55 | 142 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| Moved to known address in other districts | 5 | 69 | 11 | 322 | 407 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 6.7 |
| Lost sight of by removal | 39 | 159 | 105 | 121 | 424 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| Unvaccinated and not accounted for in previous columns | 3 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 74 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
The corresponding figures for the past ten years are as follows :—
| Year. | Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Per cent. | Conscientious Objections, and Children otherwise escaping Vaccination. | Per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 5,394 | 2,787 | 51.7 | 953 | 17.6 |
| 1911 | 5,139 | 2,353 | 45.8 | 1,235 | 24.4 |
| 1912 | 5,079 | 2,318 | 45.6 | 1,149 | 22.6 |
| 1913 | 5,074 | 2,050 | 40.4 | 1,494 | 29.4 |
| 1914 | 4,965 | 1,767 | 35.6 | 1,332 | 26.8 |
| 1915 | 4,536 | 1,587 | 35.0 | 1,205 | 26.6 |
| 1916 | 4,322 | 1,594 | 36.9 | 1,179 | 27.3 |
| 1917 | 3,664 | 1,581 | 43.1 | 1,014 | 27.7 |
| 1918 | 3,338 | 1,281 | 38.4 | 932 | 27.9 |
| 1919 | 3,874 | 1,733 | 44.7 | 1,155 | 29.8 |
| 1920 | 6,086 | 2,693 | 44.3 | 2,118 | 34.8 |