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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Cases.
Notified
Treated
Vision
Unimpaired.
Vision
Impared.
Total
Blindness.
Deaths
At
Home.
In
Hospital.
3
2
1
2
—
—
1*
* This was a case of a premature infant who was
admitted to a London Hospital and died there.
The ratio of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths to total
Tuberculosis deaths is 5 to 35.
It does not appear that there is any serious neglect of
Notification of Tuberculosis.
VACCINATION.
The following Table, for which I am indebted to
Mr. A. E. Taylor, Vaccination Officer, shows the particulars
as regards vaccination.
*Number of Births registered in 1920 1907
Successfully vacccinated 576
Insusceptible of vaccination 6
Exemptions 379
Dead, unvaccinated 46
Postponements by Medical Certificates 20
Removal to other districts and cases
not found 50
Number of births unaccounted for 20
Number at all ages vaccinated during the year (Primary).
Born within District 417
Born out of District 77
* Figures for the number of children born in 1921 and
vaccinated are not available as vaccination may be performed
any time during the first six months of life.
It will be observed that only about half of the children
born are vaccinated. This is now the general experience
throughout the Country. It means that in the event of an
outbreak of Small Pox occurring, a large proportion of the
population would be found unprotected, with the result that
there would be a considerable danger of a serious spread of