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Woolwich 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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RETURN to be made on or before 14th February, 1942, by Mr. S. G. Taylor, Vaccination Officer of all Sub-Districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Registration District, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered from 1st January, to 31st December, 1940, inclusive:—
| Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District. | Number of Births returned in the " Birth List Sheets " as registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1940. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1941, in Columns I., II., IV., and V. of the " Vaccination Register " (Birth List Sheets), viz. :— | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col. I. Successfully Vaccinated. | Col | II. | Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declaration of Conscientious Objection has been received. | Col. V. Died Unvaccinated | |||||||
| Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | ||||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | - | 6. | 7. | |||||
| J. Plumstead | 261 | 93 | 1 | - | 114 | 7 | |||||
| 2. Woolwich | 1132 | 427 | I | - | 407 | 29 | |||||
| 3. Eltham | 245 | 92 | 1 | - | 91 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 1638 | 612 | 3 | - | 612 | 41 | |||||
| Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1942, remained unentered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by "Report Book ") of :— | Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1942, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (Columns 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the " Report Book " (Columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return). | Total Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of Children under 14 received during the Calendar Year 1941. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during the Calendar Year 1941. | ||||||||
| Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removal to Districts the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised. | Removal to places unknown or which cannot be reached ; and cases not having been found. | |||||||||
| 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | ||||||
| _ | 4 | 39 | 3 | These figures are to be obtained from colum ns 2 and 6 of the Summar y (Form N.) | |||||||
| 12 | 122 | 123 | 11 | ||||||||
| 5 | 12 | 30 | 9 | ||||||||
| 17 | 138 | 192 | 23 | 583 | 271 | ||||||
Date—1 3th February, 1942.
(Signature) IS. U. LAY LUK,
Vaccination Officer.
During the year ended 30th September, 1941, the number of persons successfully
vaccinated or re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates was 375. This figure includes
350 primary vaccinations of persons under one year of age, 14 over one year of
age, and 11 re-vaccinations.