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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
Fulham 1911
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911
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TABLE XVIII. Return of Vaccination for the period from January to June, 1911, for the Borough of Fulham.
| No. of Births Registered from Jan. 1st, 1911, to June 30th, 1911. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Dead Unvaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898. | Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified. | Removed to places unknown. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1382 | 4 | 137 | 48 | 249 | 16 | 160 | 27 |
There was a further increase in the number of
children exempted by statutory declaration of "conscientious
objection," and over 24 per cent. of those
born in 1910 remain unvaccinated.
SCARLET FEVER.
The notified cases of scarlet fever numbered 384
compared with 594, 511, and 354 in the three preceding
years.
The returns for the four quarters were :—
| Cases. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 58 | 2 |
| 2nd „ | 98 | 1 |
| 3rd „ | 86 | 2 |
| 4th „ | 142 | 1 |
| 384 | 6 |
The cases occurred in 327 houses as under :—
| Houses with one case | 282 |
| ,, ,, two cases | 34 |
| ,, ,, three ,, | 10 |
| „ „ four „ | 1 |