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Hendon 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE XXI.
| Number of births registered (1934) | 1445 |
| Successfully vaccinated | 819 |
| Insusceptible of vaccination | 8 |
| Exemptions | 344 |
| Dead, unvaccinated | 44 |
| Postponements by Medical Certificates | 19 |
| Removed to other district, and cases not found | 172 |
| Number of births unaccounted for | 39 |
Number of children under 14 vaccinated during
the year (Primary) :—
Born within district 820
Born out of district 236
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Arrangements have been made with the London County
Council for the admission of children suffering from this disease
to be admitted to St. Margaret's Hospital, where the severity of
the symptoms render hospital treatment a necessity.
The following table shows the particulars of the cases which occurred:—
TABLE XXII.
| Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 3 | l | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The Council have made an arrangement with the University
College Hospital for the investigation and reporting upon
pathological and bacteriological specimens forwarded by the
practitioners in the area. This provision is largely used, as the
table which follows very clearly shows:—