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Hampstead 1934

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

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Vaccination.
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, 1933 1391
2. Number of these :—
(a) Successfully vaccinated 806
(b) Insusceptible of Vaccination 7
(c) Had Smallpox —
(d) Number in respect of whom Statutory
Declarations of conscientious objection have
been received 326
(e) Died unvaccinated 33
3. Number of these Births which on 31st January,
1935, remained unentered in the " Vaccination
Register " on account of :—
(a) Postponement by Medical Certificate 7
(b) Removal to Districts the Vaccination Officers
of which have been duly apprised 139
(c) Removal to places unknown, or which cannot
be reached; and cases not having been found 61
4. Number of these Births remaining on 31st January,
1935, neither duly entered in the " Vaccination
Register " under headings numbered 2 nor temporarily
accounted for in the " Report Book"
under headings numbered 3 12
5. Total number of Certificates of successful primary
vaccination of children under 14 received during
the Calendar year 1934 (including any relating to
births registered in previous years) 1016
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 1934 302
7. Number of cases of children in entries 1 and 2 (d)
successfully vaccinated after the declaration of
conscientious objection had been made 1