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18 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1932.
TABLE XII.
SubDistricts.
Number of Births returned from
1st January to 31st December,
1931.
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.
Clapham
586
296
2
—
21
169
4
19
29
46
Putney
308
210
—
—
10
48
4
8
6
22
Balham
4 83
245
6
—
23
136
—
9
37
27
Streatham
697
349
7
—
38
177
1
30
63
32
Tooting
377
141
2
—
19
163
1
8
13
30
Southfield
524
326
3
—
14
138
1
3
32
7
Springfield
345
193
2
—
16
93
4
5
14
18
Totals
3,320
1,760
22
—
141
924
15
82
194
182
Diphtheria.
323 cases occurred, compared with 393 in 1931; 866 in 1930;
and 724 in 1929. The number of deaths was 16, compared with
17 in 1931. The death-rate for 1932 was -04 and the case mortality
was 4-9 per cent.
The rate per 1,000 of population was *91: 1-19 in
Clapham; -48 in Putney; -74 in Balham; -72 in Streatham;
•75 in Tooting; and 1-18 in Wandsworth.
Of the 323 cases, 316 or 97 per cent., were removed to
hospital and no difficulty was experienced in having cases
removed promptly.