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Wandsworth 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infective Diseases.
The total number of cases was 2,139 compared with 2,410
in 1935. This decrease is due to the fall which occurred in the
number of cases of Scarlet fever, Diphtheria, and Tuberculosis.
In 1935 there were 1,767 cases of these three diseases, but in 1936
the number was 1,578.
Small-pox.
No case of this disease occurred during the year.
Vaccination.
Table IX. is taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers for the year 1935 and shows the number of
children successfully vaccinated for the whole Borough, as well
as for the separate sub-districts.
| No. of Children. | Clapham | Putney | Balham | Streatham | Tooting | Southfield | Springfield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successfully Vaccinated | 173 | 138 | 350 | 218 | 89 | 212 | 128 | 1306 |
| Insusceptible of Vaccination | — | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Had Small-pox | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dead, Unvaccinated | 22 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 96 |
| Exempted under Certificates of Conscientious objection | 136 | 46 | 206 | 108 | 98 | 83 | 63 | 740 |
| Postponed by Medical Certificate | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | — | 4 |
| Removed | 39 | 19 | 68 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 195 |
| Remaining on Books as Un-vaccinated | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 63 |
| No. of Births returned to Vaccination Officers during 1934 | 373 | 210 | 673 | 379 | 227 | 334 | 212 | 2408 |