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St Giles (Camden) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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MIASMATIC ORDER.
1.—Small-Pox (decennial average, 0.6).
| Year. | No. of Notifications Received. | Removals to Hospitals. | No. of Deaths in Hospitals. | No. of Deaths at Home. | Total No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | - | - | - | - | - |
There has been no death from Small-pox in St. Giles
District since 1895.
During the past year no case of the disease was notified.
The prevalence of Small-pox in London showed a
further marked decline during 1898, when only one death
was reported, the new cases notified being only 32 against
2,813, 1,192, 979, 22.5, and 104 in the five preceding years.
The number of Small-pox patients admitted into the
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals duringl898 did not
exceed five, and no case remained under treatment at the
end of the year.
VACCINATION ACT, 1898.
On the 12th August last an Act was passed to amend the
law with respect to vaccination, enabling persons having
"conscientious objections" to claim exemption from vaccination
for their children.
The important provisions are:
Section 1.
(1.) The period of vaccination is extended to six months from the
birth of the child instead of three months as mentioned in the Vaccination
Act of 1867.
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