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London County Council 1914

Annual report of the Council, 1914 Vol. III public health...

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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.

The following table shows the proportion of children born in London in each year who were not finally accounted for in respect of vaccination.

Year.Children not finally accounted for (incl dingcise.spost-pon d pr;r cent, of total births.Year.Children no' tin-illy accounted for (including ca-es postponed) per cent, of tuial births.Year.Children not ft ally Hcceunttd for (including ca espostponed ) per cent, of tot 1 birtus.Year.hildien not finally accoun1 ed for (including cases postponed; percen . of total births.
1872 ..8-81833 ..6-51894 ..2061905 ..189
1873 ..8-71834 ..681895 ..24-91906 ..21-2
1874 ..8-81885 ..7-01896 ..26-41907 ..22-7
1875 ..931836 ..7-81897 ..2911903 ..21-5
1876 ..651837 ..901898 ..3301909 ..20-6
1877 ..711833 ..1031899 ..27-71910 ..20-5
1878 ..711839 ..11-61900 ..25-81911 ..20-8
1879 ..7-81890 ..13-91901 ..2411912 ..20-9
1880 ..701891 ..16-41902 ..21-3
1881 ..5-71892 ..18-41903 ..20-7
1882 ..6-61893 ..18-21904 ..191

Smallpox —
Vaccina ion
returns.
The percentage of children born who were exempted by "conscientious ob;ection " certificate
in and since the year 1898 has been as follows :—1898,1 4; 1899, 1 0; 1900,1-0; 1901,11; 1902,08;
1903,1 0; 1901,1-1; 1903,12; 1906,15; 1907,3 1; 1908,7 3; 1909, 10 1; 1910, 13*6; 1911,15-8;
1912, 20-0.

During these years the proportion of children exempted by certificate of conscientious objection, together with the proportion of children not finally accounted for, in the several Unions, has been as folioW3: —

Metropolian Un on.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.1910.1911.1912.
Bermondsey32.523.621.818.017.516.316.615.717.218018120022.323.325.7
Bethnal GreeD67.048.249.252.244144.942.812 048.355.1568E0.656.866.755.9
Camberwell ..41.229.723020.021.421.823.623.426.834 037.340.545.348.351.6
Chelsea17.314*916.013*414.913.91008.913014.316.919.819.32C.025.9
Fulham15.412.613712.011.812.711.510.814.618.119.321.823.525.229.5
George's, St., Hanover.sq.1119.0715.87.55.14.94.44.37.28.410.311.813 216.4
George, St., in.the.East34635033.530.629.727.715.717.316.817.715.618*319.621.225.4
Giles, St., and St. George32.533.033.630.727.124.917.920.420.828.126.931.520*829.4344
Greenwich ..17.214.213.812.611111.110.49.79.813.116.519.121.425131.6
Haclcney49.038.640.438.526125.526.928.236.833.234.439043.849.1E66
Hammersmith13.811.7918.39.47.27.48.010113118.819.222124.f335
llampstead ..15.410.311010.09.29.59.29.210.412.315117.022.525.228.4
Holborn43.831.828.527.623.220.720.420.624.526.729.331.834.239146.5
Islington31129.226.221.617.717.015.917.518.221.225.227.130834 242.9
Kensington ..13.510.29.29.07.26.66.65.57.28.09.411013.815.419.6
Lambeth30625.220.622.220.421016.917.319.623.427.832.634.638143.3
Lewisham27.822.620.715.713.515.414.013.816.221.426.329.433 9381410
London,City ol25418.314.211.311.311.813.015.316.817.518.218.222033.238.8
Marylebone.St.18.020.917.714.612.510.810410.812112.712.914.515.716.217.2
Mile End Old Town68.969.968.066.158.859.847.347.148.452.353.951.851153.454.8
Paddington ..14714613.511.010111.712.713.313.315.516.215.720.120.2224
Pancras, St.36.736.132932.826.225.323.122.126.031.131.136 841.945.647.4
Poplar63.650.149.049144.246.945.445.349.353.955.153.357.6E6'5«2.1
Shoreditch ..68.852.453.044736.436.634836.733.333.339.242.447.048.655.8
Southwark ..32630.327.626.825.424.924.324.228.431.132.034.337 039.446.0
Stepney48.646.944.444.337.235.832932.932.938.150.651.356.658.8641
Strand25.219.719.216119018.6lb.011.811.714.224.921.426.328.729.3
Wandsworth32.225123.020.519.217.216.314.818022 828.230.134.534.039.3
Westminster17.414.812.213.313412.111.08.29.410.112.513.417.216.520.1
Whitechapel11.814.513110.59.51019.110611.514117115918.819.920.2
Woolwich10.28.37.59.89.7717.26.69.315023.223928.828.932.8
Lcndon34 428 726.825 222121720.220.122 725.828830.734136 641'0

The above tuble shows increase since 1905 in the proportion of children born who are remaining
unvaccinated.
Measles.
The deaths from measles in the Administrative County of London during 1914 (52 weeks)
numbered 1,385, as compared with 1,570 in 1913 (53 weeks).
The death-rates from this disease per 1,000 persons living in 1914 and in preceding periods are