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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
Battersea 1896
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea during the year1896
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TABLE XVI.
| RegistrationSub-District. | Number of Births returned in the Birth List Sheets—1895. | Nos. of those births duly entered by the 31st January, 1895, in Cols. 10, 11, and 13, of the Vaccination Register. (Birth List Sheets), viz.:— | No. of Births which on, the 31st January, 1897, remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account. | Number of those Births remaining on 31st January neither duly entered in Vaccination Register (Col. 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Return) nor accounted in the Report Book. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col. 10, successfully vaccinated. | Col. Insusceptible of vaccination. | Col. 13, Dead unvaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removed to Districts theirvaccination officers of which have been apprised. | Removed to places unknown. | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) |
| East Battersea | 2470 | 1563 | 17 | ... | 245 | ... | 155 | 12 | 218 | 260 |
| West Battersea | 2817 | 1868 | 19 | ... | 298 | ... | 181 | 10 | 168 | 273 |
| Totals | 5287 | 3431 | 36 | ... | 543 | ... | 336 | 22 | 386 | 533 |
The above Table is self.explanatory.
Royal Com. In the year 1889, a Royal Commission was apmission
on
Vaccination, pointed to enquire and report as to—
(1.) The effect of vaccination in reducing the prevalence of,
and mortality from, Small.Pox.
(2.) What means, other than vaccination, can be used for
diminishing the prevalence of Small-Pox; and how far
such means could be relied on in place of vaccination.