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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
Holborn 1922
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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Not only is vaccination easy to evade, but the law, as at present operating,
does not compel vaci-ination or re-vaccination of actual contacts.
The following Table, kindly supplied by the Vaccination Officer of the Holborn Union gives information respecting vaccination in the Borough of Holborn:—
| Total Number of Births | Vaccinated | Died before Vaccination | Cons. Objectors | Insusceptible | Postponed by Medical Certificate | Removed | Temporarily Unaccounted for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | ||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||
| Under 1 year | 1 |
| 1 to 5 years | 30 |
| 5 ,, 15 ,, | 49 |
| 15 ,, 25 | 10 |
| 25 „ 45 | 10 |
| 45 ,, 65 | 2 |
Of these 107 were removed to hospital. Eighteen cases were returned from
the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board certified as not suffering from
diphtheria. Four of these were apparently "carriers" as diphtheria bacilli were
found in the swabs taken before removal of the patients. Four deaths occurred.
Ten " secondary " cases were notified, but as two of these were found not
to be diphtheria the number of genuine " secondary " cases was only eight. A
secondary " case is one occurring in the same household as the primary case.
There was one " return " case notified twelve days after the return of the
original case Swabs were taken from the throat and nose of the original case
after her return from hospital when she was found still to be harbouring diphtheria
bacilli.