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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
Whitechapel 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Table L—VACCINATION STATISTICS.
| Certificates of successful Vaccination registered by the Vaccination Officer: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born in the Whitechapel Union | Successfully Vaccinated | 2269 | |
| Returned as Insusceptible | 4 | ||
| Born out of the Union, but resident therein—Successfully Vaccinated | 251 | ||
| Total | 2524 | ||
| Public Vaccinator's Statistics : | |||
| Primary | By Public Vaccinator .. | 1729 | |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | 136 | ||
| 1865 | |||
| Re-Vaccination | By Public Vaccinator | 4 | |
| By Infirmary Medical Superintendent | 415 | ||
| 419 | |||
| Thus 73.9 per cent. of the total Vaccinations were performed by the Public Vaccinators, leaving 261 per cent. to be divided amongst the private medical pra&itioners in or near to the Whitechapel District. | |||