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Holborn 1902

Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Excluding duplicates, the number of notifications of Small-pox during the outbreak was
429;318 belonging to Bloomsbury and St. Giles, and 111 to the Holborn Sub-Division. The
number of deaths was 76, of which 56 belonged to Bloomsbury and St. Giles, and 20 to the
Holborn Sub-Division.

Table: The following gives the ages of those notified and of the deaths:—

The following gives the ages of those notified and of the deaths:—

Notifications.Deaths.
1901.1902.Total.1901.1902.Total.
Under 1 year of age246_33
1 years and under 5 years of age108183710
5 years and under 15 years of age192039134
15 years and under 25 years of age46591053912
25 years and under 65 years of age130123253231942
65 years and upwards448—55
Total211218429307646

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All the 17 deaths under 15 years of age were of persons who were unvaccinated at the
time of infection.

Table: SUMMARY Of Notification and genuine cases of Small-pox since the beginning of the outbreak.

SUMMARY Of Notification and genuine cases of Small-pox since the beginning of the outbreak.

Month.Notifications.Genuine Cases.
1st Week.2nd Week.3rd Week.4th Week.5th Week.Total.1st Week.2nd Week.3rd Week.4th W eek.5th Week.Total.
1902.—June-1---1------
August——1225——1225
September4541—14253-—10
October2122—71122-6
November36141014118533139111177
December2081853—991971752-95
1903.—January29481511—1032747159-98
February510615—3649613—32
March128127847128117846
April4232-114222—10
May31—31831—318
June2241—9224-—8
July—1—1-2—1—1—2
August—1---1——————
September----11------
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