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Removed to other districts and unvaccinated
on 31st January, 1933 30
Removed to places unknown 150
Outstanding on 31st January, 1933 14
Number of successful primary vaccination
certificates received during 1932 1,331
Number of Conscientious Objection Certi-'
ficates received during the year 1932 478
The figures show that 5G.7 per cent. of the infants
born in 1931 had been successfully vaccinated by the
end of January, 1933.
Measles.
During the year 2,682 cases of Measles were
notified in the borough and 26 deaths occurred from this
disease : all except two of the deaths were of children
under live years of age.
The number of cases and deaths which occurred
during each month of the year were as follows :
First Quarter:—
Cases. Deaths.
January 68
February 428 2
March 754 7
Second Quarter:—
April 935 10
May 343 3
June 82 2
Third Quarter:—
Cases. Deaths.
July 32 1
August 19 —
September 2 1
Fourth Quarter:—
October 3 —
November 1 —
December 15 —
It will be seen from the above figures that the
epidemic which commenced in January (there were only
18 cases during the last quarter of 1931) reached its
height in April and rapidly declined until it subsided
in August.
There were 1373 cases in girls and 1309 in boys.
Regarding the ages of the children affected the following
summary shows that those under five years of age were
the chief sufferers :