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Strand (Westminster) 1896
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1896
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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
In addition to disinfecting after cases of the various notifiable
diseases, disinfection has also been effected on the certificates of
medical men that it was requisite after cases of measles.
Thorough cleansing of rooms, and in some cases disinfection by
steam, has been resorted to after deaths from phthisis.
The Temporary Shelter was made use of during the time when
their dwellings were being disinfected by several families.
| 1895. | Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Died Unvaccinated. | Vaccination Postponed. | Removed and Address not known. | Remaining. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne Sub-District | 279 | 174 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 31 | 33 |
| Strand Sub-District | 305 | 223 | — | 32 | 1 | 43 | 6 |
| Totals | 584 | 397 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 74 | 39 |
On the 25th June, 1896,1 attended as your delegate a Conference
of Delegates appointed by the Vestries and District Boards
of the Metropolis at Islington Vestry Hall, to consider the
question of the administration of the Vaccination Acts. A
resolution was adopted that in the opinion of the Conference the
Vaccination Acts should be administered by the Authorities that
administer the Acts and provisions for the prevention of the
spread of infectious diseases by notification, isolation, and disinfection.
The reasons adduced in favour of the resolution, are set forth
in the following extract from a circular letter sent out to the other
Local Authorities by the Vestry of Islington:—