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City of Westminster 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Diphtheria continued on the wane, whereas Scarlet Fever showed a
slight increase over the figures for last year. Measles showed an
increase over last year but was very much lower than for 1932 or 1934.
Vaccination.—The Vaccination Officer reports that the following
number of persons were vaccinated by the Public Vaccinators during the
year:—
Primary 451
Secondary 64
These figures do not include vaccinations and re-vaccinations done
by private practitioners. No vaccination was done by the Medical
Officer of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox Protection)
Regulations, 1917. The report of the Vaccination Officer is given below
in the form of tables prescribed by the Ministry of Health in the
Vaccination Order.