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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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20
Annual Report of the London County Council, 1913.
Vaccination
returns.
The following table shows the proportion of children born in London in each year who were not finally accounted for in respect of vaccination.
| Year | Children not finally accounted for (including cases postponed) per cent. of total births. | Year. | Children not finally accounted fo (including cases postponed) per cent, of total births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 8.8 | 1893 | 18.2 |
| 1873 | 8.7 | 1894 | 20.6 |
| 1874 | 8.8 | 1895 | 24.9 |
| 1875 | 9.3 | 1896 | 26.4 |
| 1876 | 6.5 | 1897 | 29.1 |
| 1877 | 7.1 | 1898 | 33.0 |
| 1878 | 7.1 | 1899 | 27.7 |
| 1879 | 7.8 | 1900 | 25.8 |
| 1880 | 7.0 | 1901 | 24.1 |
| 1881 | 5.7 | 1902 | 21.3 |
| 1882 | 6.6 | 1903 | 20.7 |
| 1883 | 6.5 | 1904 | 19.1 |
| 1884 | 6.8 | 1905 | 18.9 |
| 1885 | 7.0 | 1906 | 21.2 |
| 1886 | 7.8 | 1907 | 22.7 |
| 1887 | 9.0 | 1908 | 21.5 |
| 1888 | 10.3 | 1909 | 20.6 |
| 1889 | 11.6 | 1910 | 20.5 |
| 1890 | 13.9 | 1911 | 20.8 |
| 1891 | 16.4 | 1912 | 20.9 |
| 1892 | 18.4 |
The percentage of children born who were exempted by "conscientious objection" certificate,'
in and since the year 1898 has been as follows:—1898,1.4; 1899, 1.0; 1900.1.0; 1901, 1.1; 1902, 0.8;
1903, 1.0; 1904,1.1; 1905,1.2; 1906,1.5; 1907,3.1; 1908,7.3; 1909, 10 1; 1910 13.6; 1911 15.8;
1912, 20.0.
Number of
children
unaccounted
for as
regards
vaccination
per cent, of
total births.
During these years the proportion of children exempted by certificate of conscientious objection, together with the proportion of children not finally accounted for, in the several Unions, has been as follows:—
| Metropolitan Union. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermondsey | 32.5 | 23.6 | 21.8 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 16.6 , | 15.7 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 22.3 | 23.3 | 25.7 |
| Bethnal Green | 67.0 | 48.2 | 49.2 | 52.2 | 44.1 | 44.9 | 42.8 | 42.0 | 48.3 | 55.1 | 56.8 | 50.6 | 56.8 | 66.7 | 55.9 |
| Camberwell | 41.2 | 29.7 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 34.0 | 37.3 | 40.5 | 45.3 | 48.3 | 51.6 |
| Chelsea | 17.3 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 25.9 |
| Fulham | 15.4 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 25.2 | 29.5 |
| George's, St., | 11.1 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 16.4 |
| Hanover-sq. George, St., in-the-East | 34.6 | 35.0 | 33.5 | 30.6 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 15.6 | 18.3 | 19.6 | 21.2 | 25.4 |
| Giles, St., and St. George | 32.5 | 33.0 | 33.6 | 30.7 | 27.1 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 28.1 | 26.9 | 31.5 | 30.8 | 29.4 | 34.4 |
| Greenwich | 17.2 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 25.1 | 31.6 |
| Hackney | 49.0 | 38.6 | 40.4 | 38.5 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 36.8 | 33.2 | 34.4 | 39.0 | 43.8 | 49.1 | 56.6 |
| Hammersmith | 13.8 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 24.5 | 33.5 |
| Hampstead | 15.4 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 22.5 | 25.2 | 28.4 |
| Holborn | 43.8 | 31.8 | 28.5 | 27.6 | 23.2 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 24.5 | 26.7 | 29.3 | 31.8 | 34.2 | 39.1 | 46.5 |
| Islington | 31.1 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 21.6 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 21.2 | 25.2 | 27.1 | 30.8 | 34.2 | 42.9 |
| Kensington | 13.5 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 19.6 |
| Lambeth | 30.6 | 25.2 | 20.6 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 21.0 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 23.4 | 27.8 | 32.6 | 34.6 | 38.1 | 43.3 |
| Lewisham | 27.8 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 21.4 | 26.3 | 29.4 | 33.9 | 38.1 | 41.0 |
| London,City of | 25.4 | 18.3 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 22.0 | 33.2 | 38.8 |
| Marylebone,St. | 18.0 | 20.9 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 17.2 |
| Mile End Old Town | 68.9 | 69.9 | 68.0 | 66.1 | 58.8 | 59.8 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 48.4 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 51.8 | 51.1 | 53.4 | 54.8 |
| Paddington | 14.7 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 22.4 |
| Pancras, St. | 36.7 | 36.1 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 26.0 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 36.8 | 41.9 | 45.6 | 47.4 |
| Poplar | 63.6 | 50.1 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 44.2 | 46.9 | 45.4 | 45.3 | 49.3 | 53.9 | 55.1 | 53.3 | 57.6 | 56.5 | 62.1 |
| Shoreditch | 68.8 | 52.4 | 53.0 | 44.7 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 36.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 39.2 | 42.4 | 47.0 | 48.6 | 55.8 |
| Southwark | 32.6 | 30.3 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 28.4 | 31.1 | 32.0 | 34.3 | 37.0 | 39.4 | 46.0 |
| Stepney | 48.6 | 46.9 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 37.2 | 35.8 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 32.9 | 38.1 | 50.6 | 51.3 | 56.6 | 58.8 | 64.1 |
| Strand | 25.2 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 16.1 | 19.0 | 18.6 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 24.9 | 21.4 | 26.3 | 28.7 | 29.3 |
| Wandsworth | 32.2 | 25.1 | 23.0 | 20.5 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 22.8 | 28.2 | 30.1 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 393 |
| Westminster | 17.4 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 20.1 |
| Whitechapel | 11.8 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 20.2 |
| Woolwich | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 32.8 |
| London | 34.4 | 28.7 | 26.8 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 25.8 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 34.1 | 36.6 | 41.0 |
The above table shows increase since 1905 in the proportion of children born who are remaining
unvaccinated.