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Strand (Westminster) 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Strand District, London]
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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF STRAND DISTRICT
Enteric Fever.—The number of cases registered in London
was again above the average, though less than in 1899 ; nearly
half the total number of cases were notified in the three months
October to December. Ten cases were notified in the Strand
District, 6 being in St. Anne's (3 of them fatal), 4 in the Strand
Sub-district (1 fatal); 1 case also occurred in the St. Giles' portion
added to the City. There was also a case of "Continued Fever"
notified, which was probably Enteric Fever. Of these 12 cases, 4
undoubtedly contracted the disease in the country, in 5 cases
defective drains existed in the houses in which they lived, and in
3 cases the source of infection could not be ascertained. In
five instances, the persons affected worked at hotels, restaurants or
public houses.
Erysipelas.—Nine cases were notified, with no deaths.
Smallpox and Vaccination.—No case of Smallpox has occurred
in this District since 1897.
I am indebted to Mr. J. 11. Penfold and Mr. W. C. Hasted> Vaccination Officers respectively of Westminster Union and Strand Union, for the subjoined details relating to the performance of Vaccination in those parts of the above Unions included in the Strand District for the year 1899.
| 1899. | Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Died Unvaccinated. | Vaccination Postponed. | Removed and Address not known. | Removed and V. O. informed. | Conscientious Objections. | Remaining. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne | 271 | 216 | — | 25 | —. | 27 | — | 2 | l |
| Strand | 202 | 126 | 1 | 34 | — | 31 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Totals | 473 | 312 | 1 | 59 | — | 58 | 4 | 2 | 7 |