[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough.

  • Torquay (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    13/94 (page 13)
    In comparing tlie birth-rate of Torquay with other towns, we must bear in mind the constitution of the population. Here we have a large excess of females over males, a large proportion of the females are spinsters, and some 40 are either above or below the child-bearing age. In the face of such facts, it is unreasonable to expect anything but a low birth-rate. VACCINATION. through the courtesy of Mr. Edwards, the Vaccination Officer, I am able to give the results of primary vaccination for the years from 1897 to 1909. Year. Total births registered Successfully vaccinated Insusceptible of Vaccination i _ _ . _ Had Small-pox Number of Certificates from Conscientious Objectors Died Utivaccinated Postponed by Medical Certificate Removed to other districts I the Vaccination Officer of which has been apprised Removed Address unknown Percentage successfully Vaccinated Excluding those who died Unvaccinated. Percentage 1897 683 581 2 — 59 — 4 20 o/ /o 85 % 93 1898 664 544 2 — 10 64 6 7 25 82 90 1899 612 505 6 — 14 67 6 3 ’ 11 83 93 1900 596 502 1 15 47 7 3 21 84 91 1901 597 491 2 — 16 57 13 1 17 82 91 1902 579 488 2 8 61 4 4 8 84 92 1903 565 508 2 14 34 1 3 3 90 95 1904 564 476 — — 20 49 3 6 8 84 92 1905 561 504 — — 16 30 5 2 4 90 94 1906 591 501 1 — 25 47 5 2 8 84 92 1907 582 447 2 — 41 39 5 4 13 76 82 1908 546 394 — — 83 48 8 4 9 72 80 ]909 596 370 3 — 158 37 12 1 11 62 66 Note.—These are the figures for the Torquay Registration Sub District. In my last two reports I have drawn attention to the great increase in the number of exemptions from vaccination granted. There can be no doubt that this is attributable to the Order of the Local Government Board, requiring Vaccination Officers to notify