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Paddington 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Report of Medical Officer of Health.]

Table: TABLE 5. Vaccination Returns, 1881.1899.

TABLE 5. Vaccination Returns, 1881.1899.

Year.Births.Successfully vaccinated.Insusceptible of vaccination.Had Small.pox.Died unvaccinated.Vaccination postponed.Remaining (not traced, &c., &c..)*Children not accounted for (including postponed cases) % of births.
18812,8452,4158...20372127.7
18822,8972,4118...212172499.2
18832,8732,3817...231162388.8
18842,9552,46013...239432008.2
18853,0192,48912...252382288.8
18862,9232,4097...2132626810.1
18872,9152,44011...220402048.4
18882,8552,29322...2163828611.3
18892,8702,2757...2236829712.7
18902,8452,2557...2542930011.6
18912,9682,17216...2543249417.7
18922,9572,3747...2021635812.6
18933,0152,42127...2651029210.0
18942,8532,36924...203212368.2
18952,9862,37824...302212618.8
18963,0422,44328...2861127490
18973,0392,46110...2623127510.0
18982,9662,22316...29034403†14.7
18992,9332,16717...31947383‡14.6
January to) June, 190011,0681...15064180§16.6

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* Gone away, false addresses, " unaccounted for."
J Including 39 exempted under Act.
† Including 75 exempted under Act.
§ Including 12 exempted under Act.

Table: The number of certificates of successful vaccination received during the two years show a considerable increase, as is seen from the subjoined figures :—

The number of certificates of successful vaccination received during the two years show a considerable increase, as is seen from the subjoined figures :—

1898.1899.
January 1st to June 30th.July 1st to December 31st.January 1st to June 30th.July 1st to December 31st
277,839222,475355,552313,797

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Year 1898 500,314
„ 1899 669,349
The increase in the ratio of successful vaccinations to births in 1899 (72.1) compared with
that of 1898 (54.2) was equal to 33 per cent.
The increase in the proportion of children "successfully" vaccinated is generally regarded as
a proof of the good effect of the Act of 1898. There is a very grave doubt as to the value of some of
these "successful" vaccinations. It is notorious that a large proportion of such vaccinations fall far