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Fulham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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30.
In November 1929 I submitted a long and detailed
Report to the Public Health Committee on the duties
and powers of the Local Authority with regard to
Vaccination.
An Order was made by the Minister of Health in
1930 which repealed and consolidated the previous
Vaccination Orders including that of 1929.
Mr. H. Davies, the Vaccination Officer has supplied me with the following statistics relating to the work:—
| Number of births registered during 1929 | 2,192 |
| Successfully vaccinated | 1,200 |
| Insusceptible of vaccination | 3 |
| Died unvaccinated | 115 |
| Postponement by medical certificate | 52 |
| Removed to other districts in which the Vaccination Officer has been notified | 43 |
| Removed to places unknown | 173 |
| Unvaccinated on account of conscientious objections made by the parent | 590 |
| Outstanding on 31st January, 1931 | 16 |
| Number of Conscientious Objection Certificates received during the year 1930 | 558 |
| Number of successful primary vaccinations during the year 1930 | 1554 |
During 1930, 1,554 successful primary vaccinations
were carried out as compared with 1,396 during 1929
and 1,031 during 1928. During the same period, 558
conscientious objection certificates were received as
compared with 586 during 1929.
Measles.
During the year, 2,520 cases of measles were notified in Fulham and this disease caused 27 deaths.The figures for the last five years were as follows:—
| Cases notified. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 3700 | 47 |
| 1927 | 463 | - |
| 1928 | 2099 | 15 |
| 1929 | 948 | 10 |
| 1930 | 2526 | 27 |
This Table illustrates the tendency for measles to
occur in epidemic waves every two years. The epidemic