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Greenwich 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Supplemental Vaccination Return for 1938. Return made on or before the 14th of February, 1940, by Dr. F. R. Waldron, Vaccination Officer of the Sub-Districts of the Borough of Greenwich, respecting the vaccination of children whose births were registered from Ist January to 31st December, 1938. inclusive :—
| Registration Sub Districts comprised In the Vaccination Officer's District | No. of Births from Ist Jan. to 31st Dec., 1938 | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan., 1940 | No. of Births which on 31st Jan., 1940, remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of— | No. of these births remaining on 31st Jan., 1940, not accounted for | Total No. of Certificates of successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 received during Calendar Year 1939 | No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1939 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successfully Vaccinated | Insusceptible of Vaccination | Had Smallpox | Certificate 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 | |||||
| West Greenwich ... (Jan.-July) | 125 | 47 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 27 | |||||
| East Greenwich ... (Jan.-July) | 650 | 330 | – | 187 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 51 | |||
| Charlton ... (Jan.-July) | 384 | 184 | – | – | 157 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | – | |
| North Greenwich... (Aug.-Dec.) | 396 | 174 | – | – | 117 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 45 | – | |
| South Greenwich... (Aug.-Dec.) | 317 | 155 | 107 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 12 | – | |||
| 1.872 | 890 | 606 | 79 | 43 | 56 | 54 | 144 | 885 | 620 | |||
Dated. 31 st March, 1940.
F. R. Waldron,
Vaccination Officer.