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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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VACCINATION.
Of the children born in 1902, 214 had been successfully vaccinated by the
end of the year, and 28 had died before the age for vaccination. Vaccination
was postponed by medical certificate in 17 cases, 1 infant was reported to
be insusceptible to vaccination, 26 had removed into other districts, 50
vaccinations were pending at the end of the year, and there were 2 cases of
conscientious objection.
Year. | Number of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Had Small pox. | Died before Vaccination. | Vaccination Postponed. | Removed or unaccounted for at the end of the year. | Conscientious Objections. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | ||
.20 | - | |||||||
.46 | ||||||||
.99 | ||||||||
.52 | > | |||||||
.43 | ||||||||
.29 |
* Average for four years.
The decline in the proportion of conscientious objectors during a year
when Small-pox was epidemic, is some indication of the little faith the
average anti-vaccinationist attaches to his own teachings when face to face
with the disease.
VACCINATION AND RE-VACCINATION.
The following is a copy of a Report on this subject presented to the
Sanitary Committee by your Medical Officer on the 28th January,
1902.
At your last Meeting it was referred to me to report upon the following
Resolution passed by the Board of Guardians for the Parish of Paddington:—
"That it is expedient that all powers and duties belonging to the
"Guardians in connection with Vaccination be transferred to the Public
"Health Department of the Borough Councils, so that all questions
"relating to public health can be dealt with by one Authority."