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The following particulars, with reference to the state as regards
vaccination on the 31st December, 1938, in respect of the 273 infants
whose births were registered between 1st January and the 31st
December, 1937, have been supplied to me by the Vaccination Officer
for the district:—
Births Registered in 1937 273
Certificates of successful vaccination 102
Certificates of exemption 125
Certificates of postponement of vaccination
Insusceptible to vaccination 1
Died unvaccinated 4
Removed to other districts 28
Nor yet accounted for in Vaccination Register 13
Diphtheria.
One case only of this disease was notified during 1938.
The incidence of diphtheria has been extremely low for
several years past. During the three years 1936-1938 a total of only
eight cases have been notified in the Borough. The incidence-rate
for Barnes for 1938 was only 0.02 cases per 1,000 of the population;
the incidence-rate for London during 1938 was 1.90, and that for
England and Wales 1.58 per 1,000 of population.
The case notified, an adult male, was admitted in a moribund
condition and died a few hours after his admission. The death
corresponded to a death rate of 0.02 per 1,000 of the population, the
the death-raje for London being 0.05, and that for England and Wales
0.07 per 1,000 of population.
The preventive measures taken have been the same as in previous
years and were given in detail in my Annual Report for 1930 (page 59).
Diphtheria antitoxin is supplied to medical practitioners applying
for it for their patients resident in this district ; a supply is immediately
available on application at the Isolation Hospital. Antitoxin supplied
in this way is charged for at cost price unless the patient to whom it
was administered is subsequently admitted to the Isolation Hospital,
in which case no charge is made.