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Hendon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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VACCINATION.
The following Table, for which I am indebted to Mr.
A. E. Taylor, Vaccination Officer, shows the particulars as
regards vaccination :—
Table XIX.
| *Number of Births registered in 1924 | 825 |
| Successfully vaccinated | 526 |
| Insusceptible of Vaccination | 7 |
| Exemptions | 176 |
| Dead, unvaccinated | 22 |
| Postponements by Medical Certificate | 13 |
| Removal to other districts and cases not found | 68 |
| Number of Births unaccounted for | 13 |
Number at all ages vaccinated during the year (Primary).—
Born within the district 598
Born out of the district 83
*Figures for the number of children born in 1925 and
vaccinated are not available, as vaccination may be performed
any time during the first six months of life.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The following is a summary of the work done in connection
with the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme :—