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Hackney 1911
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1911
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24 deaths due to cirrhosis of the liver, a condition regarded as a
rule to be due to excessive indulgence in alcohol, extending over
lengthy periods.
VACCINATION.
Appended is a summary of the proceedings under the Vaccination
Acts, during the year 1911. It will be seen from this that
the practice of vaccination is declining. The number of birth
certificates received during last year was 5,413 and the number
of vaccination certificates received during the same period 2,571.
This latter is equal to 47.4 per cent. of the births, leaving over
52 per cent. of infants unvaccinated. This is the highest percentage
of infants escaping vaccination recorded for some years.
The following table shows the fluctuations in the proportion of
infants unvaccinated to births and also the growth in the number
of certificates and declarations of conscientious objection received
by the vaccination o ffi cers from and including the year 1898, the first year during which certificates of conscientious objection were received, up to date.
| Year. | No. of Certificates of Births Received. | No. of Certificates of Vaccination Received. | Percentage of Infants Escaping Vaccination. | No. of Certificates and Declarations of Conscientious Objection Received. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 6,350 | 2,286 | 64% | 64 |
| 1899 | 6,450 | 3,019 | 53% | 61 |
| 1900 | 6,423 | 2,903 | 55% | 64 |
| 1901 | 6,351 | 2,998 | 53% | 61 |
| 1902 | 6,274 | 3,926 | 48% | 51 |
| 1903 | 6,190 | 3,943 | 36% | 81 |
| 1904 | 6,190 | 3,733 | 40% | 74 |
| 1905 | 5,881 | 3,618 | 39% | 69 |
| 1906 | 5,888 | 3,072 | 48% | 91 |
| 1907 | 5,812 | 3,247 | 44% | 228 |
| 1908 | 5,676 | 3,135 | 45% | 636 |
| 1909 | 5,608 | 2,877 | 49% | 954 |
| 1910 | 5,498 | 2,862 | 48% | 1,329 |
| 1911 | 5,413 | 2,571 | 52 % | 1,475 |