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The following analysis of the Vaccination Return reveals the fact
that nearly 86 per cent. of the children whose births were registered in
1931 were not protected by successful vaccination:—
Births registered 2,164
Deduct:—
Died unvaccinated 143
Removals to other districts 35
Removals to places unknown, etc. 32
210
Surviving residents 1,954
Successful vaccinations numbered 276
Insusceptible of Vaccination 3
Had Smallpox 1
280=14.3 per cent.
Conscientious Objections declared 1,375
Vaccinations postponed on Medical
Certificates 9
Number not accounted for 290
Total unvaccinated children 1,674=85.7 per cent.
1.954 = 100 per cent.
Public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
There were no vaccinations or re-vaccinations performed by the
Medical Officer of Health during the year.
Plague.
No case of this disease was notified during the year.
Anthrax, Glanders and Hydrophobia in Man.
No cases of these diseases occurred.