[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Worcestershire / County of Worcester County Council.

  • Worcestershire (England). County Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Worcestershire / County of Worcester County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    41 The Annual Returns of Vaccination Officers with respect to infants whose births are registered are not made until 13 months after the completion of the year to which they relate ; the last available figures are those for the year 1937. Of the 4,732 children reported by the several Vaccination Officers in the Administrative County as having their births registered during the year 1937, 1,662 (35* 1 %) were successfully vaccinated, while certificates of conscientious objection to vaccina¬ tion were received in respect of 2,648 (55*9%). Of the remaining 422 children, 167 (3*6%) died unvaccinated ; 37 (0*8%) had their vaccination postponed by medical certificate ; 5 (0*1%) were certified to be insusceptible to vaccination ; leaving 213 (4'5 %) as “ removed,” “ not found,” or otherwise unaccounted for as regards vaccinations. As will be seen from the following Table the numbers of infants successfully vaccinated continues to decline. The figure for the County has fallen from 41.6% in 1930 to 35.1% in 1937. 1 Year. Births. Vaccinated. Objecl ions. Died vaccir un- lated. Vacc PoS' i nation :poned. Insusc¬ eptible. 1 - No. % No. 0/ /o No. 0/ /o No. °/ /o No. % 1929 4752 1889 398 2459 517 233 49 38 0-8 9 02 1930 4667 1943 41 6 2403 515 184 3 9 17 04 8 O'2 1931 4665 1898 407 2364 50 7 225 4-8 30 0*6 19 05 1932 4251 1717 40 4 2225 52 3 183 43 24 06 19 O'5 1933 4178 1660 39 7 2171 520 192 46 17 0-4 9 0'2 1934 4363 1649 378 2427 556 150 35 18 0 4 13 0 3 1935 4488 1653 36 8 2500 557 178 40 29 0-7 10 02 1936 4789 1701 35 6 2714 567 174 36 22 0 4 9 0'2 1937 4732 1662 35'1 2648 55 9 167 3 6 37 08 5 01 The numbers of persons successfully vaccinated and re¬ vaccinated at the cost of the rates during the year ended 30th September 1938, are given in the following Table :— Number of Successful Primary Vaccinations of persons :— Number of Successful Re-vaccinations. Under one year of age. One year and upwards. Total.