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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1939
[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.
| Registration Sub-Districts in V.O. District. | Births Registered. | Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Statutory Declarations | Died Un-vaccinated. | P.P.O. | Trans ferred to other VOS | Not traced Removals. | In Default. | Overage when Reg istered. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sub-District | 1521 | 575 | 9 | 636 | 55 | 14 | 46 | 163 | 23 | - | |
| West " | 1547 | 488 | 4 | 724 | 55 | 16 | 19 | 223 | 18 | - | |
| North " | 687 | 254 | 2 | 330 | 18 | 6 | - | 66 | 9 | 2 | |
| 3755 | 1317 | 15 | 1690 | 128 | 36 | 65 | 452 | 50 | 2 | ||
During the year 23,487 Forms Q were sent to parents, and
275 Forms K and 129 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.
1,108 names were went on the H lists to Public Vaccinators
to te visited.
During, the past year 38 summonses were taken against
parents who had failed to comply with the Vaccination Act .
8 were fined 5s. each;
13 fined 7/6d "
4 fined 10s.
1 " 20s.
11 adjourned, afterwards withdrawn children vaccinated
1 not served (moved and could not be traced).
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,1939.
| 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 age | 1 year and unwards. | Total. | ||
| Croydon No.1 Area | 156 | 32 | 188 | 10 |
| No.2 Area | 133 | 15 | 148 | 5 |
| No.3 Area | 81 | 4 | 85 | 3 |
| No.4 Area | 124 | 22 | 146 | 4 |
| No.5 Area | 32 | 267 | 2 | |
| Addington | 85 | 3 | 88 | - |
| Queen's Road Homes | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Mayday Road Hospital. | - | - | - | - |
| Children's Homes | - | - | - | - |
| Shirley Schools | — | 103 | 103 | — |
| 817 | 212 | 1029 | 24 | |