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Islington 1922

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

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Table: Showing the result of theBacteriological Examinationsmade for theDiagnosisofDiphtheria, Enteric Fever andPhthisis, 1912.22.

Showing the result of theBacteriological Examinationsmade for theDiagnosisofDiphtheria, Enteric Fever andPhthisis, 1912.22.

PeriodsDiphtheria.Enteric Fever.Phthisis.
Positive Results.Negative Results.Total ExaminedPositive Results.Negative ResultsTotal ExaminedPositive Results.Negative Results.Total ExaminedTotals.
1912137298435232750119341460945
19131634185812428521835467291,362
19141785186961544592435678101,565
19151233604831619351985687661,284
1916127277404101222135390525951
191710021631612820165420585921
19187417124532124111358469738
19191163524685152092348440928
192026167793832023833754581,419
19212389691207319221274215481,777
Average 10 years1524255771221331464335791,189
19222919531,244.991394726111,864

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VACCINATION.
Of the 7,044 births registered in 1921, the returns of vaccination show that only 2,961
infants were successfully vaccinated, while 16 were found to be insusceptible. There were
also 456 who died unvaccinated, and 2,506 statutory declarations of conscientious objection
to vaccination were obtained by the parents or guardians ; 17 vaccinations were postponed
under medical authority, 357 were removed to other districts or places unknown, thus
leaving 731 unaccounted for. The return of certificates of exemption, therefore, represents
35 6 per cent. of the registered births.
Certificates of Exemption.—The following tabular statement shows the
increase of these certificates, more especially since 1909 :
'906 123 1911 1,241 1916 1,796
1907 259 1912 1,646 1917 1,341
1908 588 1913 1,942 1918 1,027
1909 824 1914 2,124 1919 1,583
1910 1,080 1915 1,710 1920 2,866
1921 2,506
Vaccination per 100 Vaccination per 100 Vaccination per 100
Years. births, less infants who Years. births, less infants who Years. births, less infants who
died unvaccinated. died unvaccinated. died unvaccinated.
.
1880 89.8 1894 84.0 1908 72.4
1881 90.8 1895 70.9 1909 70.7
1882 91.1 1896 73.9 1910 66.7
1883 90.4 1897 73.3 1911 62.3
1884 90.5 1898 64.9 1912 54.1
1885 90.6 1899 66.4 1913 51.1
1886 90.8 1900 67.9 1914 46.8
1887 90.4 1901 75.8 1915 49.0
1888 88.4 1902 80.0 1916 47.5
1889 89.0 1903 81.2 1917 46.7
1890 89.3 1904 82.3 1918 46.4
1891 87.4 1905 80.5 1919 46.0
1892 85.5 1906 79.9 1920 49.3
1893 85.0 1907 76.9 1921 44.9