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Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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50 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
If the total number of infants who died unvaccinated be deducted
from the total number of births registered, then of 5,998,
the remaining infants, 61.7 per cent. were successfully vaccinated,
compared with 59.7 in 1910, 64.7 in 1909, and 65.7 in 1908; .38
were insusceptible, compared with .29, .42, and .37; 27 per cent.
were under certificate of postponement, compared with 6.2, 7.0
and 5.6; 186 per cent. in regard to whom certificates of conscientious
objection had been obtained, compared with 15.5, 11.5, and
8.6; leaving 16.6 per cent. unaccounted for as regards vaccination,
compared with 18.1, 15.8, and 19.7.
| Sub-Districts. | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | Average for Ten Years. | 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 62.8 | 63.7 | 68.2 | 62.9 | 68.8 | 59.9 | 55.1 | 51.9 | 55.1 | 56.4 | 60.4 | 52.7 |
| Putney | 75.7 | 84.4 | 86.5 | 83.4 | 88.1 | 86.7 | 83.6 | 85.0 | 80.4 | 80.0 | 83.3 | 75.5 |
| Streatham | 68.7 | 65.2 | 66.9 | 69.2 | 69.7 | 66.9 | 62.3 | 54.5 | 52.8 | 45.0 | 62.1 | 50.7 |
| Wandsworth | 78.6 | 82.3 | 81.7 | 82.8 | 80.9 | 78.7 | 74.5 | 69.1 | 68.9 | 64.1 | 76.1 | 61.1 |
| Borough | 71.4 | 72.4 | 73.7 | 73.5 | 74.6 | 71.05 | 66.5 | 61.3 | 60.9 | 56.1 | 68.14 | 56.3 |
The returns for the year 1911 show a slight increase as regards
successful vaccination, but still the record of the number of unvaccinated
children in the Borough is by no means a satisfactory one.