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Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VACCINATION ACTS.
I am indebted to Mr. Huggins, 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 Un-vaccinated. | P. P.O. | Transferred to other V Os. | Not traced Removals. | In Default. | Overage when Registered. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sub-Disirict | 1299 | 508 | 4 | 571 | 40 | 27 | 47 | 35 | 67 | ... |
| West „ | 1385 | 405 | 2 | 743 | 52 | 22 | 13 | 80 | 67 | 1 |
| North ,, | 760 | 319 | 3 | 353 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
| 3444 | 1232 | 9 | 1667 | 111 | 64 | 65 | 136 | 158 | 2 |
During the year 2,303 Forms Q were sent to parents, and 237
Forms K and 131 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.
789 names were sent on the H lists to Public Vaccinators to
be visited.
During the past year proceedings were taken against parents
who had failed to comply with the Vaccination Acts:—
6 summonses were taken out.
1 was dismissed on payment of 4s. costs, the child being
vaccinated after the service of the summons.
1 was dismissed, the child being vaccinated after the service
of the summons.
1 fined 10s.
1 fined 5s.
1 summons not served, left address and could not be traced.
1 adjourned until 15/1/37. Fined 5s.
Return showing the Numbers of Persons vaccinated and
re-vacceinated at the cost of the Kates by the Medical Officer of
the Public Assistance Institutions and the Public Vaccinators
during the year ended 30th September, 1936: