View report page

113
8.. Total number of Certificates for the year 1934 of
successful primary vaccination of which copies
have been sent to Vaccination Officers 135
It will be seen from the foregoing figures, that approximately 60
per cent, of the children born in Hampstead during 1933 had been
vaccinated by the end of the year under review. This figure compares
with 38 per cent, for England and Wales and 48 per cent, for
London.
Hampstead is sixth among the Boroughs in London in regard to
the percentage of children vaccinated. The returns for the various
Metropolitan Boroughs shew a surprising difference in the percentage
of children vaccinated, varying from 11.1 per cent, and 143 per cent,
in two of the poorer East-end Boroughs to 73 6 per cent, and 694 per
cent, in the Boroughs of Kensington and St. Marylebone. It should
be noted that Smallpox has principally occurred in the Boroughs with
the lowest percentage of children vaccinated.
A considerable number of the children shown in these returns as
unvaccinated are, however, vaccinated in subsequent years. In fact,
no less than 75 per cent, of the children born in Hampstead between
1919 and 1933 were eventually vaccinated.
During the period 1919—1933, 81,933 cases of Smallpox were
notified in England and Wales, and 10,583 in London, but in Hampstead
only 6 cases were notified during these years. Based on
Hampstead's population as compared with that of the County of
London, Hampstead should have had upwards of 200 cases during this
15 year period.
It is, therefore, only fair to assume from these facts that the
high percentage of vaccinated in Hampstead has some definite relationship
to its comparative immunity from Smallpox. Of this fact
Hampstead may be justly proud.
Cancer.
Hospitals Beds.
The Borough possesses two endowed beds at the Mount Vernon
Hospital for Cancer at Northwood, Middlesex. Letters of admission
to these beds are issued by His Worship the Mayor.