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Deptford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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In all cases where a full immunizing course has been given,
parents are requested to bring their children for the purpose of having
a Schick re test carried out.
Small-pox.
1936- Nil.
Vaccination. No vaccination was performed by the Medical
Officer of Health under the Public Health (Small-pox Prevention)
Regulations, 1917.
Return made on or before the 13th of February, 1937, by Mr. E. S. Elliott , Vaccination Officer, respecting the vaccination of children whose births were registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1935, inclusive :—
| Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the vaccination Officer's District. | No. of Births from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1935. | Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan., 1937. | No. of Births which on 31st Jan. 1937 remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of— | No. of these births remaining on 31st Jan.. 1937 not accounted for. | Total No. of Certificates of successful Primary Vaccination children under 14 received during Calendar Year 1936. | No. of Declarations of Conscientious Objections actually received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1936. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successfully Vaccinated. | 1 nsuscept-ible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | Certificates of Conscientious Objection received. | Dead, Unvaccin-ated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removal to Districts, V.O. of which apprised. | Removal to places unknown and cases not found. | |||||
| North Deptford | 441 | 16-2 | _ | _ | 169 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 62 | _ | _ |
| South Deptford | 423 | 186 | i | 166 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 24 | |||
| Total | 864 | 34 S | l | — | 335 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 86 | 598 | 377 |