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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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24 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
TABLE IX.
| No. of Children. | Clapham | Putney | Balham | Streatham | Tooting | Southfield | Springfield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successfully Vaccinated | 172 | 133 | 351 | 195 | 66 | 170 | 98 | 1185 |
| Insusceptible of Vaccination | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Had Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dead, Unvaccinated | 14 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 82 |
| Exempted under Certificates of Conscientious objection | 115 | 33 | 271 | 115 | 115 | 95 | 78 | 822 |
| Postponed by Medical Certificate | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| Removed | 34 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 156 |
| Remaining on Books as Un-vaccinated | 1 | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 |
| No. of Births returned to Vaccination Officers during 1937 | 339 | 222 | 676 | 361 | 197 | 300 | 190 | 2285 |
The percentage of children vaccinated to the total births was
51.8—in Clapham, 50.3; in Putney, 59.9; in Balham, 51.9;
in Streatham, 54.0; in Tooting, 33.5; in Southfield, 56.6; and
in Springfield, 51.5. This percentage is 0.2 lower than that
recorded last year.
Diphtheria.
479 cases occurred, compared with 386 in 1937, and 365 in
1936. The number of deaths was 15, compared with 20 in 1937,
23 in 1936, and 14 in 1935. The death-rate for 1938 was .04
and the case mortality was 3.1 per cent.
The rate per 1,000 of population was 1.40; 1.99 in
Clapham; .71 in Putney; 1.94 in Balham; .89 in Streatham;
1.33 in Tooting; and 1.28 in Wandsworth.