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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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1 am indebted to Mr. Huggins, the Vaccination Officer, for the particulars in the returns in the subjoined
| Registration Sub-districts in V.O. District. | Births Registered. | Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Statutory Declaration. | Died Un-vaccinated. | P.P.O. | Transferred to other V.O.s | Untraced Removals. | In Default. | Overage when Registered. |
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During the year 2,317 Forms Q were sent to parents, 368
Forms K and 125 Final Forms K. Form Q is the Form drawing
attention to the requirements of the Vaccination Acts and Form K
refers to cases in default. 534 cases were transferred to this
Borough from other districts.
1,094 names were sent on the H Lists to Public Vaccinators
to be visited-
| Name nf Public Assistance Institution or Vaccination District. | Numbers of successful Primary Vaccinations of persons. | No. of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at sonic previous time. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age. | 1 year and upwards. | Total. | ||
| Croydon No. 1 Area and part of No. 5 | 463 | 32 | 495 | 9 |
| No. 2 Area and part of No. 5 | 409 | 33 | 442 | 2 |
| No. 3 Area | 136 | 4 | 140 | 2 |
| No. 4 Area | 123 | 3 | 126 | 2 |
| Addington (New):- | 56 | 2 | 58 | - |
| Queen's Road Homes | - | - | - | - |
| Mayday Hospital | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Children's Homes | - | - | - | - |
| Shirley Residential Schools | - | - | - | - |
| 1191 | 76 | 1267 | 17 | |