Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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VACCINATION
The following is the latest available return prepared by the Vaccination Officers for the Borough, respecting the
Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1934, inclusive
Registration SubDistricts
comprised in
each Vaccination Officer's
District
No. of
Births
from
1st Jan.
to
31st Dec.
1934
Number of these Births duly entered
by 31st Jan., 1936
No. of Births which on 31st Jan.,
1936, remained unentered in the
Vaccination Register on
account of
No. of
these
births
remaining
on
31st Jan.,
1936, not
accounted
for
Total No. of
Certificates
of successful
Primary
Vaccination
of children
under 14
received
during
Calendar
Year 1935
No of
Declarations
of Conscientious
Objection
actually
received by
Vaccination
Officer during
the Calendar
Year 1935
Successfully
Vaccinated
Insusceptible
of
Vaccination
Had
Smallpox
Declaration
of conscientious
objection
received
Died
Unvaccinated
Postponement
by
Medical
Certificate
Removal to
Districts,
V.O. of
which
apprised
Removal to
places unknown
and
cases not
found
North East
697
79
-
-
474
36
-
31
22
55
146
467
South West
298
36
-
-
205
12*
-
2
8
35
144
205
TOTAL
995
115
-
-
679
48*
-
33
30
90
290
672
75
Children vaccinated after declaration of conscientious objection: N.E., nil; S.W., nil.
Vaccination certificates for 1935 sent to other Vaccination Officers: N.E., 24; S.W., 41
* Plus 4 cases in which statutory declarations were made and children subsequently died unvaccinated.