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During the same period 144 births were transferred to Holborn of children
born in various institutions outside the Borough, Holborn being the district of
the usual or last known home address of the mothers. Of the 144, at the date of
the preparation of this report, 58 (40 per cent.) were known to be vaccinated.
The remainder are accounted for as follows:-
Removed from the Borough—no information as to
vaccination 44
Conscientious objections—Exempted 12
Died before vaccination 10
Postponed—medical certificate 2
Not traced—incorrect address—no information obtained 12
Temporarily unaccounted for 6
As in previous years a leaflet respecting the advantages of vaccination was
sent to the parents of all infants born in, or belonging to, the Borough. No
opportunity is lost of speaking about the vital importance of vaccination whether
for the baby or for the older person.
Following the arrangements operating in previous years, information of all
cases of smallpox in the Greater London area, giving particulars of the illness and
the names and addresses of contacts was distributed to the Borough Medical
Officers of Health by the Medical Officer of the London County Council.
Diphtheria.
We received notifications relating to 93 cases of diphtheia occuring in
residents in the Borough.
Ninety-two were removed to hospital.

Two deaths occurred. Eleven of the notified cases were returned from
hospital certified as not suffering from diphtheria.