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Islington 1923

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

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1923] 32

under medical authority, 273 were removed to other districts or places unknown, thus leaving 687 unaccounted for. The return of certificates of exemption, therefore, represents 35 6 per cent. of the registered births.

Years.Vaccination per 100 births, less infants who died unvaccinated.Years.Vaccination per 100 births, less infants who died unvaccinated.
190872.419164.5
190970.7191746.7
191066.7191846.4
191162.3191946.0
191254.1192049.3
191351.1192144.9
191446.8192246.3
191549.0

Certificates of Exemption.— The following tabular statement shows the increase of these certificates, more especially since 1906:

190612319121,64619171.341
190725919131,94219181,027
190858819142,12419191.583
190982419151,71019202.S66
19101,08019161,79619212,5 6
19111,24119222,347

Return furnished by the Vaccination Officers respecting the Vaccination of Children in the. Sub Registration Districts during the previous year 1922.

Registration Sub-Districts.Number of Births registered in 1922.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.Number of Statutory-Declarations of Conscientious Objection.Died Unvaccinated.Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removed to other Districts.Removed to places Unknown.Number of Children remaining Unvaccinated, or not accounted for (Defaulters).Total Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination at All Ages received during year 1923.Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1923.
123456789101112
Tufnell5892731-1764422513552,137138
Up. Holloway676327222134-192053169
Tollington609249221414-1513102145
Highbury10024355-37438-2-11229 1
Lr. Holloway9253853-3074932291472,584228
Barnsbury1255617--4226684-93334
Islington, S.E.1543616463693221139125500
The Borough.6599290217-2,347338357819563.74,7211,804

DISINFECTION.
Disinfection of Rooms.—2,042 rooms were disinfected, as contrasted with 2,694
in 1922. For this purpose formaldehyde, either in a gaseous form or in solution, was
employed, although it was sometimes augmented by sulphur dioxide, when it was