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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
Lambeth 1902
Report on the epidemic of smallpox 1901-2 in the Borough of Lambeth
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83 between 10 and 20 years (64 vaccinated and 19 unvaccinated),
211 between 20 and 40 years (191 vaccinated and 20 unvaccinated),
57 between 40 and 60 years (56 vaccinated and 1 unvaccinated),
3 60 years and over (all vaccinated).
b. Of the 64 deaths, there were—
4 under 1 year of age (all unvaccinated),
3 between 1 and 5 years (all unvaccinated),
3 between 5 and 10 years (1 vaccinated and 2 unvaccinated).
2 between 10 and 20 (both unvaccinated),
36 between 20 and 40 years (22 vaccinated and 14 unvaccinated).
15 between 40 and 60 years (14 vaccinated and 1 unvaccinated).
1 60 years and over (vaccinated).
These interesting and important facts will be more readily
understood in tabular form as follow : —
Table I. Details as to the 404 cases of Smallpox and 64 Deaths.
| 404 Smallpox cases and 64 deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | Death rate per cent | |||
| Under 1 year | Vaccinated | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0·0 | |
| Unvaccinated | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 66·6 | ||
| Between 1 and 10 years | Vaccinated | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 91 | |
| Unvaccinated | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15·1 | ||
| 10 years and over | Vaccinated | 173 | 141 | 314 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 11.8 | |
| Unvaccinated | 24 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42.5 | ||
| Totals (all ages) | 220 | 184 | 404 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 15 8 | ||
| Total Death-rates = 15.8. | Vaccinated, 11.7 | Male, | 12.5 | ||||||
| Female, | 10.8 | ||||||||
| Unvaccinated, 32.9 | Male, | 25.6 | |||||||
| Female, | 41.7 | ||||||||
6 (3 males and 3 females) of the notified patients were stated to have
been revaccinated over 20 years ago (and two, a male and a female, died),
and 2 (both males), to have had previous attacks of Smallpox (and 1, a
male, died).