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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE D. Vaccination in the Borough.
| YEAR and MONTH. | Total Births. | Deaths of Children before Vaccination age. | Total Births available for Vaccination. | Postponements | Insusceptible. | Total successful Vaccinations. | Percentage of Vaccinations to Birttis including postponements & insusceptible | Removals. | Exemptions. | Summoned. | Unaccounted for. | Percentage of Births Unvaccinated remaining in Borough. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May, 1899, to April, 1900 | 922 | 100 | 822 | 6 | 3 | 702 | 86.4 | 98 | †19 | 7 | 5 | 3.7 |
| May. 1900, to April, 1901 | 990 | 120 | 870 | 9 | 5 | 706 | 82.7 | 116 | †24 | 6 | 4 | 3.9 |
| May, 1901, to April, 1902 | 966 | 74 | 892 | 22 | 2 | 774 | 89.4 | 48 | †39 | 1 | 4 | 4.9 |
| May, 1902, to April. 1903 | 838 | 71 | 787 | 28 | 2 | 706 | 89.7 | 37 | †47 | 16 | 2 | 8.2 |
| 1902. | ||||||||||||
| May | 88 | 7 | 81 | 67 | 82.7 | 14 | ||||||
| June | 61 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 50 | 92.5 | 4 | |||||
| July | 85 | 10 | 75 | 1 | 69 | 92.0 | 4 | 2 | 2.3 | |||
| August | 73 | 8 | 65 | 2 | 59 | 90.7 | 4 | 2 | 2.7 | |||
| September | 77 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 87.3 | 7 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||
| October | 96 | 9 | 87 | 2 | 75 | 86.2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7.2 | ||
| November | 49 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 87.5 | 3 | 2 | 4.07 | ||||
| December | 81 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 66 | 90.4 | 6 | 1 | 1.2 | |||
| 1903. | ||||||||||||
| January | 88 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 69 | 86.2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6.8 | ||
| February | 104 | 19 | 85 | 3 | 80 | 94.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | ||
| March | 70 | 10 | 60 | 4 | 53 | 88.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | ||
| April | 76 | 7 | 69 | 4 | 62 | 89.8 | 4 | †2 | 1 | 3.9 | ||
| 948 | 116 | 832 | 18 | 1 | 740 | 88.9 | 62 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3.1 |
As nearly all "Postponements" are finally vaccinated, they are reckoned amongst the vaccinated,
† In several cases when Exemption Certificates have been granted the child has shortly afterwards
died. The true cause of death "after Vaccination" in the families of conscientious objectors
may possibly be inherited constitutional deficiencies, and not the vaccination.