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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Sub-Districts | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | Average for Ten Years. | 1907 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 57.0 | 51.1 | 57.7 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 63.7 | 68.2 | 62.9 | 68.8 | 59.9 | 61.4 | 55.1 |
| Putney | 6.3 | 64.3 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 75.7 | 84.4 | 86.5 | 83.4 | 88.1 | 86.7 | 77.6 | 83.6 |
| Streatham | 60.4 | 61.6 | 61.0 | 63.7 | 68.7 | 65.2 | 66.9 | 69.2 | 69.7 | 66.9 | 65.3 | 62.3 |
| Wandsworth | 78.2 | 68.5 | 76.0 | 74.0 | 78.6 | 82.3 | 81.7 | 82.8 | 80.9 | 78.7 | 78.1 | 74.5 |
| Borough | 66.3 | 62.0 | 68.1 | 67.8 | 71.4 | 72.4 | 73.7 | 73.5 | 74.6 | 71.05 | 70.08 | 66.5 |
The returns for the year show a considerable falling off as
regards successful vaccination, and I would direct the special
attention of the Council to the last column of Table XXXIII. It
will here be seen that of the total number of cases remaining on
the books as unvaccinated, viz.:—316, no less than 223 were in
the Clapham sub-district.
It is difficult to account for the enormous difference between
the sub-districts except on the grounds that the administration of
the Vaccination Act in Clapham is defective.
If Small-pox once gets a footing in this sub-district, its spread
will be rapid and its results disastrous.
Panic vaccination is expensive and not always efficient, and I
am of opinion that this matter merits the serious consideration of
the Borough Council.
The percentage of children remaining unvaccinated, including
cases postponed, to total births during the last 10 years was as
(follows for this Borough and for the Metropolis:—