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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
regard to whom certificates of conscientious objection had been
obtained, compared with 8.6, 4.4, 2.8, 2.2 and 2.1; leaving 15.8
per cent. unaccounted for as regards vaccination, compared with
19.7, 19.1, 14.5, 11.8 and 13.1
| Sub-Districts. | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | Average for Ten Years. | 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.7 | 62.5 | 62.8 | 68.2 | 62.9 | 59.9 | 55.1 | 51.9 | 61.3 | ||||
| 71.0 | 75.7 | 84.4 | 86.5 | 83.4 | 88.1 | 86.7 | 83.6 | 85.0 | 81.6 | 80.4 | ||
| 61.0 | 63.7 | 68.7 | 65.2 | 66.9 | 69.2 | 69.7 | 66.9 | 62.3 | 54.5 | 64.8 | ||
| 76.0 | 74.0 | 78.6 | 82.3 | 81.7 | 82.8 | 80.9 | 74.5 | 69.1 | 77.8 | 68.9 | ||
| 68.1 | 67.8 | 72.4 | 73.7 | 73.5 | 66.5 | 61.3 | 70.0 | 60.9 |
The returns for the year 1909 again show a falling off as
regards successful vaccination, and with the exception of the subdistrict
of Putney, and to a less extent in Wandsworth, the record
of the number of unvaccinated children in the Borough is by no
means a satisfactory one.
The percentage of children not finally accounted for, including cases postponed, to total births during the last 10 years was as follows for this Borough, for the Metropolis and for the rest of England.
| 1900 | 1901 | I902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.6 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 21.5 | ||
| 25.8 | 24.1 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 22.7 | ... | ... | |
| 13.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.4 | ... | ... |
The above Table shows that in Wandsworth this percentage
is lower than it has been for the last two years, but if the cases