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To the foregoing should be added the percentages of those for whom conscientious
objection certificates were granted to obtain the percentage of unvaccinated.
Taken together the figures for 1912 show a further and a marked decrease
in the amount of vaccination in the Borough, as compared with those for the
previous year.
SCARLET FEVER.
The cases certified during 1914 numbered 429 as compared with 340 in 1913,
151 in 1912, 234 in 1911, 210 in 1910, 339 in 1909, 590 in 1908, 876 in 1907, 629 in
1906, 789 in 1905, 343 in 1904, and 255 in 1903.
In 15, or 3.5 per cent. of cases certified, intimations were received from the
Metropolitan Asylums Board that the patients had not been suffering from the
disease. Corrected for errors in diagnosis, the cases during the year numbered 414
as compared with 332 in 1913, 150 in 1912, 212 in 1911, 181 in 1910, 321 in 1909,
573 in 1908, 822 in 1907, 5y9 in 1906, 776 in 1905, 326 in 1904, and 237
in 1903.

The cases are grouped according to ages in Table II. (Appendix). Of the cases
certified 422 or 98 per cent. were removed to hospital as compared with 97.6 in 1913,
98 per cent. in 1912, 98.3 in 1911, 99 in 1910, 97.9 in 1909, 97.9 in 1908, 98.6 in
1907, 97.4 in 1906, 97 in 1905 and 96 in 1904. The percentages for previous
years are given in the report for 1903.
The cases certified were at the rate of 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared
with 3.0 in 1913, 1.3 in 1912, 2.1 in 1911, 1.8 in 1910, 2.9 in 1909, 5.1 in 1908,
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