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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The greatest number of cases notified, viz.:-25, was received
from the St. John's Infirmary, nine of these being Erysipelas, nine
of Scarlet Fever, four of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, and three of
Diphtheria.
Of the 14 cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified, six were
from the Royal Eye Hospital, and four from St. John's Infirmary.
Vaccination.
Table XXXI. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Board of Guardians for the year 1913. 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 XXXI.
| Sub-Districts. | Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st of December, 1913. | 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 lias been duly apprised. | Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced; and cases not having been found. | Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 1,196 | 579 | 1 | ... | 70 | 357 | 12 | 16 | 142 | 19 |
| Putney | 464 | 335 | 1 | ... | 29 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... |
| Streatham | 2,733 | 872 | 4 | ... | 137 | 617 | 6 | ... | 110 | 987 |
| Wands w'th | 2,146 | 1,163 | 6 | ... | 138 | 479 | 25 | 52 | 264 | 19 |
| Totals | 6,539 | 2,949 | 12 | ... | 374 | 1,542 | 44 | 73 | 520 | 1,025 |
During the year 1913, of 6,539 children whose births were
registered, 2,949 or 45.1 per cent. were successfully vaccinated,
compared with 52.0 per cent. in 1912, 56.3 per cent. in 1911, and
56.1 per cent. in 1910. This is again a decided decrease compared
with the five previous years, and is much the lowest rate on record