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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Offcer of Health.
Between 10 and 20 years, 17 cases occurred among the
vaccinated, with no deaths; while two cases occurred among the
unvaccinated, with nine deaths, or exactly 50 per cent.
All the cases over 10 years of age among the unvaccinated,
seven in number, were fatal.
Table XVII. shows the number of cases notified in each
Parish, the number vaccinated and unvaccinated, and the number
of deaths among these respectively.
Number of Notifications and Deaths in each Parish.
| Parish. | Notifications. | Not Smallpox. | Smallpox. | Vaccci-nated. | Unvaccinated. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinated. | Unvaccinated. | ||||||
| Clapham | 43 | 3 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Putney | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Streatham | 29 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tooting | 27 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Wandsworth | 58 | 6 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Totals | 160 | 17 | 143 | 120 | 23 | 13 | 14 |
table XVIII. shows the number of cases and the number
of deaths in each Parish at certain groups of ages, as well as the
mortality per cent, among the vaccinated, and table XIX. among
the unvaccinated.
Number of cases and Deaths in each Parish and in whole
Borough at seven age periods, with mortality per cent., given on
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