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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
Fulham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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33
First Quarter ;—
January 43
February 26
March 51
Second Quarter : —
April 55
May 76
June 42
Third Quarter : —
July 62
August 43
September 80
Fourth Quarter :—
October 87
November 83
December 72
Deaths. The ages of the six fatal cases were:
boys—3, 5 ; girls—1, 2, 5, 5. The death rate per
thousand of the population was 0.04 and the case
mortality 0.83 per cent.
Smallpox.
There were no cases of smallpox in the Borough
during the year under review.
During the year 35 contacts living in the
Borough were kept under observation.
Vaccination. Mr. H. Davies, the Council's Vaccination Officer, has supplied me with the following statis tics relating to his work:
| Number of births registered during 1932 | 1,841 |
| Successfully vaccinated | 1,048 |
| Insusceptible of vaccination | 3 |
| Unvaccinated on account of conscientious objections made by the parents | 456 |
| Died unvaccinated | 70 |
| Postponed by medical certificate and un-vaccinated on 31st January, 1934 | 48 |
| Removed to other districts and unvaccinated on 31st January, 1934 | 35 |
| Removed to places unknown | 169 |
| Outstanding on 31st January, 1934 | 12 |
| Number of successful primary vaccination certificates received during 1933 | 1,188 |
| Number of Conscientious Objection Certificates received during 1933 | 435 |