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Wandsworth 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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22 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Vaccination.
Several vaccinations were performed under the Public
Health (Small-pox) Regulations in connection with the outbreak
just described.
Table XII. s taken from the official returns of the Vaccination
Officers to the Beard of Guardians for the year 1927.
It shows the number of children successfully vaccinated for
the whole Borough, as well as for the separate sub-districts,
Streatham, Balham and Tooting being included under the
heading of Streatham.

TABLE XII.

Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st December, 1927.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious objection.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced ; and cases not having been found.Remaining on Books as Unvaccinated.
Clapham6003222261771063423
Putney30121117553537
Streatham1,78890477756115994679
Wandsworth1,0536394362821243937
Totals3,7422,076131561,07540114122146

The percentage of children vaccinated to total births was
55.4:— in Clapham, 53.6; in Putney, 70.0; in Streatham, etc.,
50.5; and in Wandsworth, 00.6. This percentage is lower
than that recorded last year.