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Fulham 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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Inquests were held on 172, and post-mortem examinations were
made in 74 of the above cases.
VACCINATION.
The following Tables, furnished by Mr. Collins, the Vaccination
Officer, give the vaccination returns for 1897, and for the first six
months of 1898, those for the last six months not being yet
complete:—
SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN FOR 1897, FOR THE PARISH OF FULHAM.
| No. of Births Registered from Ist Jan , 1897, to 31st Dec., 1897. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Dead. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed. | Outstanding. | Certificates Granted under Clause 2 or the Vaccination Act of 1898. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4107 | 3341 | 22 | – | 432 | 42 | 251 | 15 | 4 |
RETURN OF VACCINATION FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 1898, FOR THE PARISH OF FULHAM.
| No. of Births Registered from Ist Jan., 1897,to 31st Dec., 1897. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Dead. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed. | Outstanding. | Certificates Granted under Clause 2 of the Vaccination Act of 1898. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2146 | 1578 | 9 | – | 189 | 96 | 184 | 64 | 26 |
unaccounted for, as compared 10 per cent., 8 per cent., 7.4
per cent, and 9.2 per cent, in ths preceding years.
The number of persons who have availed themselves of the
"Conscientious Objection " clause of the recent Vaccination Act is
fortunately not great.