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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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I am indebted to Mr. Huggins, the Vaccination Officer, for the particulars in the returns in the subjoined Tables.
| Registration Sub-districts in V.O. District. | Births Registered. | Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Statutory Declaration. | Died Un-vaccinated. | P.P.O. | Transferred toother V.O.s | Untraced Removals. | In Default. | Overage when Registered. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sub-District | 1594 | 784 | 4 | 471 | 44 | 26 | 82 | 123 | 60 | — |
| West Sub-District | 1837 | 892 | 7 | 640 | 66 | 15 | 10 | 150 | T6 | 1 |
| North Sub-District | 661 | 309 | 14 | 225 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 44 | o0 | — |
| 4092 | 1985 | 25 | 1336 | 127 | 51 | 104 | 317 | 146 | 1 |
During the year 2,377 Forms Q were personally delivered to
parents, and 75 Forms K. Form Q is the Form drawing attention
to the requirements of the Vaccination Acts and Form K
refers to cases in default.
1,112 names were sent on the H Lists to Public Vaccinators
to be visited.
| Name of Public Assistance Institution or Vaccination District. | Numbers of successful Primary Vaccinations of persons. | No. of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age. | 1 year and upwards. | Total. | ||
| Croydon No. 1 Area and part of No. 5 | 529 | 60 | 589 | 7 |
| No. 2 Area and part of No. 5 | 447 | 27 | 474 | 4 |
| No. 3 Area | 122 | 9 | 131 | 2 |
| No. 4 Area | 154 | 10 | 164 | — |
| Addington (New) :— | 20 | 1 | 21 | — |
| Queen's Road Homes | — | _ | _ | _ |
| Mayday Hospital | — | — | — | - |
| Children's Homes | — | — | — | - |
| Shirley Residential Schools | - | - | - | - |
| 1272 | 107 | 1379 | 13 | |