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Battersea 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: The number of successful vaccinations by the Public Vaccinators during 1935 was as under:—

The number of successful vaccinations by the Public Vaccinators during 1935 was as under:—

Primary vaccinations—
Under 1 year1,080
1 year and upwards53
1,133
Re-vaccinations28
1,151
Certificates issued, children under 14 (including children born in other districts)1,816
Statutory declarations of conscientious objection received during the year689

Table: Full statistics for the year 1935 had not been prepared at the time this report went to print, the last figures available being for the year 1934, as under:—

Full statistics for the year 1935 had not been prepared at the time this report went to print, the last figures available being for the year 1934, as under:—

Children whose births were registered during the year ended 31st December, 1934—Number of births registered2,765
Successfully vaccinated1,594
Insusceptible of vaccination3
Had small-pox-
Statutory declarations of conscientious objection666
Died unvaccinated135
Postponement by medical certificate46
Removed to other districts235
Removals untraced, &c68
Not yet accounted for18
2,765

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Scarlet Fever.
The incidence of scarlet fever was again lower in 1935, 417
cases being notified as compared with 616 in the previous year.
No death was registered from the disease.
In 54 other notified cases (not included in the above total)
the diagnosis of scarlet fever was not confirmed at hospital.
Of the cases notified 409 or 98.1 percent, were removed to
hospital. The infected houses numbered 361.