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The following table gives particulars as regards vaccination in respect of children whose
births were registered in the Borough of St. Pancras from 1st January to 31st December, 1945.
Figures for 1946 are not yet available.
Number
Percentage of Births
registered
North
SouthEast
Southwest
Whole
Borough
North
SouthEast
Southwest
Whole
Borough
Births registered
293
1,012
1,231
2,536
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Successfully vaccinated
152
540
717
1,409
51.9
53.3
58.2
55.5
Died, unvaccinated
3
42
46
91
1.0
4.1
3.7
3.6
Had smallpox
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Insusceptible of vaccination
—
1
—
1
—
0.1
—
0.0
Received certificate of conscientious
objection
92
154
222
468
31.4
15.2
18.0
18.4
Postponed by medical certificate
9
6
20
35
3.1
0.6
1.6
1.4
Moved to known address in other
districts
12
211
167
390
4.1
20.8
13.5
15.3
Lost sight of by removal
13
37
42
92
4.4
3.6
3.4
3.6
Unvaccinated and not accounted for
in previous columns
12
21
17
50
4.1
2.0
1.3
1.9
Comparable percentages of successful vaccinations for previous years were:—
1940
33.4
1941
43.6
1942
54.7
1943
57.2
1944
55.5
Whooping Cough.
511 cases were notified by medical practitioners, of which 14 were not subsequently
confirmed. An additional 48 cases came to the notice of the department and were visited.
There was one death, a child between 1 and 5 years of age.
CLEANSING AND DISINFECTING STATION.
Cleansing.
The number of attendances at the Cleansing Station, Camley Street, was as follows:—
(1) Scabies.
Men
Women
Children
under 5
Schoolchildren
Total
St. Pancras
507
1,550
598
2,135
4,790
Ex St. Pancras
17
33
12
611
673
No fixed abode
2
2
—
—
4
Totals
526
1,585
610
2,746
5,467