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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The next Table shows the percentage of children vaccinated
to total births registered in the Borough, and in the vaccination
sub-districts for the year 1913, as well as for the 10 years 1903-1912.
The average for the 10 years is also shown on this Table.
Compared with 1912 there has been a decrease in the percentage
of successfully vaccinated in all the sub-districts. The greatest
decrease occurred in Streatham, while in the whole Borough there
has been a decrease of no less than 6.9 per cent.
Compared with the decennial average there has been a decrease
in all the sub-districts, the greatest decrease having been in
Streatham, and the smallest in Putney.
374 infants died unvaccinated, a percentage of 5.7 compared
with 6.3 in 1912, 8.8 in 1911 and 6.2 in 1910.
Of the 3,216 infants remaining, 12 or .18 per cent. were stated
to have been insusceptible of vaccination; 1,542 or 23.5 per cent.
in respect of whom certificates of conscientious objection were
received; 44 or .67 per cent. had vaccination postponed by medical
certificate, leaving 593 or 9.0 per cent. as removed, not to be traced,
or otherwise unaccounted for, compared with 12.8 in 1912, 11.4 in
1911, and 13.6 in 1910; while 1,025 or 15.6 per cent, remained on
the books as unvaccinated, compared with 6.9 in 1913, 3.6 in 1911,
and 3.3 in 1910.
There has been a decrease of 3.8 in the percentage of cases
removed, but an increase of 3.2 in the number of certificates of
conscientious objections received, and of 8.7 in the number of cases
remaining on the books as unvaccinated.
It is to be specially noted that out of the total number of cases
remaining on the books as unaccounted for, no less than 987 were
in the Streatham Sub-District, while in the Putney Sub-District
all the births were accounted for,