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Hampstead 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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| The Acting Vaccination Officer, Mr. R. H. Box, has submitted the following Report:— | |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1931 | 1489 |
| 2. Number of these :— | |
| (a) Successfully vaccinated | 871 |
| (b) Insusceptible of Vaccination | 16 |
| (c) Had Smallpox | - |
| (d) Number in respect of whom Statutory Declaration of conscientious objection have been received | 356 |
| (e) Died unvaccinated | 40 |
| 3. Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1932, remained unentered in the "Vaccination Register" on account of:— | |
| (a) Postponement by Medical Certificate | 5 |
| (b) Removal to Districts the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised | 114 |
| (c) Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found | 68 |
| 4. Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1932, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" under headings numbered 2 nor tem-porily accounted for in the "Report Book" under headings numbered 3 | 19 |
| 5. Total number of Certificates of successful primary vaccination of children under 14 received during the Calendar year 1931 (including any relating to births registered in previous years) | 1061 |
| 6. Number of Statutory Declarations of conscientious objection actually received, irrespective of dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during the Calendar year 1931 | 304 |
| 7. Number of cases of children in entries 1 and 2 (d) successfully vaccinated after the declaration of consientious objection had been made | 1 |