Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1901
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CAUSES OF DEATH. Table giving particulars of 1,017 cases of small-pox treated in the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board to recovery or death during the year 1901, their condition in relation to vaccination and the mortality per cent.:—
Ages. | Vaccinated. | Doubtful. | Unvaccinated. | Total Cases and Deaths. | Ages. | ||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Mortality per cent. | Cases. | Deaths. | Mortality per cent. | Cases. | Deaths. | Mortality per cent. | Cases. | Deaths. | Mortality per cent. | ||
Under1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 15 | 88.24 | 17 | 15 | 88.24 | Under 1 |
1— 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 100. 00 | 44 | 24 | 54.55 | 47 | 26 | 55.32 | 1— 5 |
5—10 | 11 | .. | 4 | 4 | 100. 00 | 34 | 13 | 38.24 | 49 | 17 | 34.69 | 5—10 | |
10—15 | 42 | 1 | 2.38 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 41 | 14 | 34.15 | 86 | 16 | 18.60 | 10—15 |
15—20 | 107 | 2 | 1.87 | 3 | •• | .. | 25 | 13 | 52.00 | 135 | 15 | 11.11 | 15—20 |
Total under 20 | 161 | 3 | 1.86 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 | 161 | 79 | 49.07 | 334 | 89 | 26.65 | |
20— 25 | 132 | 13 | 9.85 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 | 149 | 20 | 13.42 | 20—25 |
25—30 | 141 | 15 | 10.64 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 | 156 | 24 | 15.38 | 25—30 |
30-35 | 96 | 17 | 17.71 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 | 3 | 3 | 100.00 | 107 | 24 | 22.43 | 30—35 |
35—40 | 76 | 22 | 28.95 | 5 | 8 | 60.00 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 84 | 27 | 32.14 | 35 —40 |
40—50 | 102 | 27 | 26.47 | 14 | 12 | 85.71 | 6 | 5 | 83. 33 | 122 | 44 | 36.07 | 40—50 |
50—60 | 42 | 8 | 19.05 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 | 1 | .. | .. | 48 | 11 | 22.92 | 50—60 |
60—70 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | 5 | 35.71 | 60—70 |
70—80 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 100.00 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 100.00 | 70—80 |
Total between 20 and 80 | 599 | 105 | 17.53 | 51 | 34 | 66.67 | 33 | 19 | 57.58 | 683 | 158 | 23.13 | |
Grand total | 760 | 108 | 14.21 | 63 | 41 | 65.08 | 194 | 98 | 50.52 | 1,017 | 247 | 24.29 |
All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 40— | 60 and upwards | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaccinated in infancy only | 130 | .. | .. | 3 | 76 | 45 | 5 | ||||
Revaccinated | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
14 | 7 | .. | .. . | 4 | .. | .. | |||||
Unvaccinated | 116 | 10 | 35 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | ||
No evidence of vaccination | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | ||
Stated to have been vac- cinated ; scars, if any, obscured ) | 28 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 12 | 1 | 2 | |||
Totals | 300 | 17 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 117 | 65 | 9 |