Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1902
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PRIMARY VACCINATION.
The following tables, furnished by Mr. Davies, the Vaccination
Officer, give the Vaccination returns for 1901, and for the
first six months of 1902, those for the last six months not being
yet, complete:—
TABLE XVI.
No. of Births Registered from 1st Jan 1901, to Dec. 31st, 1001. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Dead. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed. | Outstanding. | Certificates Granted under Clause 2 of the Vaccination Act of 1898. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4,605 | 3,603 | 11 | — | 441 | 19 | 469 | 9 | 53 |
No. of Births Registered from 1st Jan., 1902, to June 30th, 19' 2. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Dead. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed. | Outstanding. | Certificates Granted under 1Clause 2 of the Vaccination Act of 1898. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2,337 | 1,842 | 10 | — | 198 | 52 | 205 | 9 | 21 |
The following table shows the proportion of children who have escaped vaccination during the ten years, 1892-1901:— TABLE XVIII.
Ear. | Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Died Unvaccinated. | Vaccination postponed. | Removed, &c. | Certificates Granted under Clause 2 of the Vaccination Act of 1898. | Percentage not finally accounted for. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1892 | 3,518 | 2,930 | 14 | 341 | 21 | 212 | — | 7.0 |
1893 | 3,704 | 2,840 | 22 | 459 | 29 | 354 | — | 10.9 |
1894 | 3,792 | 3,068 | 22 | 333 | 46 | 323 | — | 10.3 |
1895 | 3,951 | 3,125 | 19 | 465 | 49 | 293 | — | 9.1 |
1896 | 4,015 | 3,151 | 24 | 434 | 34 | 372 | — | 10.7 |
1897 | 4,107 | 3,341 | 22 | 432 | 42 | 266 | 4 | 8.2 |
1898 | 4,311 | 3,170 | 23 | 453 | 78 | 497 | 90 | 16.2 |
1899 | 4,581 | 3,360 | 27 | 615 | 76 | 384 | 66 | 12.1 |
1900 | 4,552 | 3,445 | 13 | 470 | 65 | 458 | 63 | 13.2 |
1901 | 4,605 | 3,603 | 11 | 641 | 19 | 478 | 53 | 13.5 |