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Wandsworth 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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District. 23
The above Table gives the number of Inquests held
and the verdicts returned. They were 168 altogether and
the verdicts were—from natural causes, 85 ; accidental, 49;
suicide, 18; manslaughter, 3; wilful murder, 1; open
verdicts, 12.

Table: vaccination. The next Table, from figures kindly supplied to us by the Clerk to the Guardians, shows the amount of Vaccination performed in the District and constituent Parishes during the year 1897. TABLE XI.

vaccination.

The next Table, from figures kindly supplied to us by the Clerk to the Guardians, shows the amount of Vaccination performed in the District and constituent Parishes during the year 1897.

TABLE XI.

SUB-DISTRICTS.Number of Births returned from 1st January to 31st December 1897Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small-pox.Dead Unvaccinated.Certificates of Conscientious ObjectionPostponed by Medical Certificate.Removed to District, Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be traced ; and cases not having been found.
Clapham11746703..113613..369
Putney5053253..51..54• •73
Streatham15509374..1431706389
Wandsworth183014324..176124321142
Totals5059336414..4821918027973

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Thus, out of 5,059 births registered in the year
1897, 3,364 were returned as having been successfully
vaccinated, 722 were insusceptible, or had died or removed
and were traced, leaving 973 who removed or
were otherwise lost sight of, and most of whom probably
escaped vaccination. This gives a percentage on the
total births of 19.2, which is the highest figure we have
had in this district. The corresponding figures of the
last 10 years are as follows :—
1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897
10.0 6.4 6.4 6.8 8.6 11.3 10.8 13.4 13.3 17.6 19.2