View report page

77
Vaccination.
The number of successful vaccinations for the years 1911
and 1912 was much less than for 1909 and 1910 and indeed for
many previous years.
Again, the number of children in respect of whom certificates
of conscientious objection have been received is in excess
of any previous year. A sudden increase in this number during
1907 and the following years is clearly due to the Vaccination
Act of 1907, which enabled the so-called conscientious objector
to obtain exemption from vaccination of his child with much
greater ease than hitherto; and too much stress cannot be laid
of the danger to a community from invasion by small pox when
there exists a large proportion of young unvaccinated persons.
The number of certificates of successful primary vaccination,
at all ages, received during the past three years has been
as follows :—-
1910 2220
1911 2037
1912 (half-year) ... 955
Greenwich Union.
DEPTFORD (SUB-REGISTRATION) VACCINATION DISTRICT.
YEARS 1910, 1911 AND 1912.
Year
ending 31 st
December.
No. of
Births
registered
Successful
ly
Vaccinated
Insusceptible
of
Vaccination.
Had Small Pox.
Number
respect of
whom Cer—
tificates of
Conscien—
tious
Objection
have been
received.
Dead
Unvaccinated.
Postponement
by
Medical
Certificate.
Removal
to districts
the
Vaccination
Officer of
which has
been duly
apprised.
Removal
to places
unknown
or which
cannot be
reached
and cases
not
having
been
found.
Un
accounted
for.
1910
3147
2220
4
..
312
226
10
17
323
35
1911
3130
2037
23
..
377
275
16
26
324
52
1912
1503
955
7
..
222
93
21
7
156
42
1st half-year.
Yearly
Average
3094
2056
14
378
226
23
19
320
57
I am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. A. E. Rossiter,
Vaccination Officer to the Guardians, for the above figures.