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Fulham 1914

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1914

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TABLE XV. Vaccination Returns for the period from January to June 1914, for the Borough of Fulham.

No. of Births Registered from Jan. 1st, 1914, to June 30th, 1914.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.
20461160l148554483016985

There was a further increase in the number of children
exempted by statutory declarations of conscientious
objection, 852 certificates of exemption being granted
in 1913 against 654 in 1912, and 34% of those born
in 1913 remain unvaccinated.

Scarlet Fever.
Scarlet fever, which had shown a marked increase in
the last quarter of 1913, continued to be very prevalent
throughout the year, and the fall which always occurs in
the spring was not so noticeable as usual. The notifications
numbered 1,042, being 276 more than in 1913 and
195 above the highest number previously recorded
in 1899.

The returns for the four quarters were:—

Cases.Deaths.
First Quarter2721
Second „1854
Third „2426
Fourth „34310
104221