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Stoke Newington 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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In all 70 cases of Small.pox were received, 33 from the district
of Mile End (28 of these from the infirmary where the first cases
arose), 24 from eight other districts of London, and 13 from beyond
the Metropolitan area.

Table: The following table gives particulars as to the ages of the 70 Small.pox cases admitted, their condition in relation to vaccination, and the mortality per cent:

The following table gives particulars as to the ages of the 70 Small.pox cases admitted, their condition in relation to vaccination, and the mortality per cent:

Ages.Vaccinated.Doubtful.Unvaccinated.
Cases.Deaths.Mortality per cent.j Cases.Deaths.Mortality per cent.Cases.Deaths.Mortality percent.
Under 1------11100.0
1 to 52-----7457.14
5 „ 101-----63500
10 „ 152———-—3—-
15 „ 204——1——3-—
Total under 209——1——20840.0
20 to 259-----21500
25 „ 303--------
30 „ 353--------
35 ,, 405--------
40 „ 501119 09*111000———
50 ,, 604—-———-——
60 „ 702————————
Total between 20 and 703712.7011100021500
Grand Total4612182150.022940.91

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* This patient had mild discrete smallpox and died of cancer of uterus.
Of the cases included in the foregoing table three were said to
have been re-vaccinated before infection with smallpox ; one, aged
37, when about 10 years old ; one, also 37 years of age, when about
12 years old; and one, 53 years of age, when about 44 years of
age. All these recovered.