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Croydon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VACCINATION ACTS.
I am indebted to Mr. Hoggins, the Vaccination Officer, for
the particulars in the returns in subjoined Tables.
Table XVIII.
| Registration Sub-Districts in V.O. District. | Births Registered | Vaccinated. | Insusceptible | Statutory Declarations | Died Unvaccinated. | P. P.O. | Transferred tootherV Os. | Not traced Removals. | In Default. | Overage when Registered. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sub-District | 1426 | 472 | 5 | 660 | 53 | 31 | 40 | 26 | 138 | 1 |
| West „ | 1388 | 382 | 3 | 751 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 108 | 2 |
| North ,, | 829 | 309 | 4 | 397 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 67 | 1 |
| 3643 | 1163 | 12 | 1808 | 122 | 59 | 59 | 103 | 313 | 4 |
During the year 2,423 Forms Q were sent to parents, and 48G
Forms K and 269 Forms K "Final Notices." Form Q is the
form drawing attention to the requirements of the Vaccination Acts
and Form K refers to cases in default.
778 names were sent on the H lists to Public Vaccinators to
be visited.
Return showing the Numbers of Persons vaccinated and
re-vaccinated at the cost of the Rates by the Medical Officer of
the Public Assistance Institutions and the Public Vaccinators
during the year ended 30th September, 1935:—
Table XIX.
| Name of Public Assistance Institution or Vaccination District. | Numbers of successful Primary Vaccinations of persons. | No. successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of ago. | 1 year and upwards. | Total. | ||
| Croydon No. 1 Area | 122 | 17 | 139 | 4 |
| No. 2 Area | 156 | 11 | 167 | 3 |
| No. 3 Area | 82 | 4 | 86 | 5 |
| No. 4 Area | 100 | 13 | 113 | 3 |
| No. 5 Area | 218 | 23 | 241 | 10 |
| Addington | 8 | 1 | 9 | — |
| Queen's Road Homes | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| Mayday Road Hospital | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Children's Homes | — | — | — | — |
| Shirley Schools | — | — | — | — |
| 693 | 70 | 763 | 25 | |