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St Pancras 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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SMALL.POX.
There were 110 cases notified in St. Pancras during 1938.
VACCINATION.
The following table gives particulars as regards vaccination in respect of children
whose births were registered in the Borough of St. Pancras from 1st January to 31st December,
1937.

Vaccinations.1st January to31stDecember,1937.

Number.Percentage of Births registered.
North.South-East.South-West.Whole BoroughNorth.South-East.South-West.Whole Borough
Births registered367205314043824100.0100.0100.0100.0
Died, unvaccinated889451422.24.33.23.7
Successfully vaccinated159965598172243.347.042.645.0
Had smallpox
Insusceptible of vaccination15390.30.20.20.2
Received certificate of conscientious objection157597412116642.829.029.330.5
Postponed by medical certificate172728724'61.31.91.8
Moved to known address in other districts22292434740.511.117.312.4
Lost sight of by removal16118591934.45.74.25.0
Unvaccinated and not accounted for in previous columns72316461.91.01.11.2

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..
19284019193748.2132633 .0
19294223193645.8137332.5
19304598219647.8152333.1
19314499221049.1146432.5
19324263200647'1132631.1
19334202196546.8131231.2
19344101193947.3125130.5
19354045163240.3129832.1
19363678167945.6116531.6
19373824172245.0116630.5