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City of London 1907
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VACCINATION.
Of the children born in 1907, 168 had been successfully vaccinated by
the end of the year, 31 had died before the age for vaccination, and 3 were
insusceptible. Vaccination was postponed by medical certificate in 13 cases,
34 had removed into other districts, and 13 vaccinations were pending at the
end of the year. There were 7 cases of conscientious objection.
The Public Vaccinators performed 1,385 re-vaccinations during the year.
| Year. | Number of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Had Small-pox. | Died before Vaccination. | Vaccination Postponed. | Cases pending or removed at the end of the year. | Conscientious Objections. |
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VACCINATION ACT, 1907.
This measure received the Royal Assent on the 28th August, 1907, and
came into operation on the 1st January following.
It was introduced in the Commons by the President of the Local Government
Board as a Government Bill.
Its object is to relieve the "Conscientious Objector" of the necessity of in
person satisfying a magistrate that he conscientiously believes that vaccination
would be prejudicial to the health of the child before he can obtain an
exemption certificate.
By this Act the anti-vaccinationist can secure exemption from the operations
of the Vaccination Act by making a Statutory declaration before a
Commissioner for Oaths or Justice of the Peace, or other Officer authorised to
receive a Statutory declaration that he has conscientious objection, and it
remains to be seen whether this Act will cause any increase in the numbers of
those obtaining exemption.
The form of declaration required by the Act is as under :—
SCHEDULE.
Form of Declaration.
I, A. B., of in the parish of
in the County of being the parent (or person having