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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
however, an increase in the number of cases of Puerperal Fever
notified from that Institution.
In 1908 the total number of notifications received from outside
Institutions was 170, in 1907, 55, and in 1906, 92.
Vaccination.
Table XXXIII. is taken from the official returns of the
Vaccination Officers to the Board of Guardians for the year 1908.
It shows the number of children successfully vaccinated for the
whole Borough, as well as for the separate sub-districts. Streatham,
Balham and Tooting are included under the heading of
Streatham.
TABLE XXXIII.
SubDistricts.
Number of Births returned
from 1 st January to 31st of
December, 1908.
Successfully Vaccinated.
Insusceptible of Vaccination.
Had Small pox.
Dead, Unvaccinated.
Certificates of Conscientious
objection.
Postponed by Medical
Certificate.
Removed to District,'Vaccination
Officer of which
has been duly apprised.
Removed to places unknown,
or which cannot
be traced; and cases not
having been found.
Remaining on Books
as Unvaccinated.
Clapham
1,322
686
3
...
76
125
23
41
260
108
Putney
532
452
2
...
28
38
...
3
7
2
Streatham
2,879
1,571
12
...
199
248
287
138
235
189
Wandsw'th
2,469
1,708
8
...
178
170
66
52
242
45
Totals
7.302
4,417
25
...
481
581
376
234
744
344
During the year 1908, of 7,202 children whose births were
registered, 4,417 or 61.3 per cent. were successfully vaccinated,
compared with 66.5 per cent. in 1907, 71.05 per cent. in 1906, 74'6
per cent. in 1905, 73.5 per cent. in 1904, and 73 7 per cent. in 1903.
This is a decided decrease compared with the five previous years.