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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
Willesden 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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VACCINATION RETURNS.
| Years. | No. of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | Conscientious Objectors. | Postponed by Doctor. | Gone Away. | Unvaccinated. | Percentage of Survivors unprotected by Vaccination. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 3,125 | 1,474 | 13 | 257 | 37 | 117 | 259 | 968 | 48 |
| 1899 | 3,375 | 1,615 | 21 | 345 | 63 | 76 | 91 | 1,161 | 46 |
| 1900 | 3,560 | 1,704 | 8 | 253 | 106 | 56 | 268 | 1,165 | 48 |
| 1901 | 3,670 | 2,351 | 12 | 304 | 120 | 40 | 280 | 563 | 30 |
| 1902 | 3,835 | 2,548 | 28 | 353 | 84 | 39 | 352 | 430 | 27 |
| 1903 | 4,070 | 2,687 | 27 | 346 | 84 | 52 | 322 | 552 | 27 |
| 1904 | 4,357 | 2,697 | 19 | 308 | 100 | 56 | 355 | 852 | 35 |
| 1905 | 4,135 | 2,448 | 15 | 286 | 75 | 64 | 297 | 950 | 36 |
| 1906 .. | 4,190 | 2 325 | 19 | 290 | 102 | 68 | 348 | 1,038 | 40 |
It is to he noted that the Vaccination Returns show an
increasing proportion of babies unvaccinated as we get further
removed from the years in which Small Pox prevails.