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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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Table II. Ages and Sex of the 404 Smallpox Cases.
| Age | Male. | Female. | Age. | Male. | Female. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacc. | Not. | Vacc. | Not. | Vacc | Not. | Vacc. | Not. | ||
| Und.1 | – | 3 | – | 3 | Bright forwd. | 126 | 40 | 114 | 36 |
| 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | |||||
| 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 37 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 38 | 10 | – | 4 | – |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 39 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 4 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | – | 7 | – |
| 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 41 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 6 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 6 | – | 2 | – |
| 8 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 10 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 46 | 4 | – | 1 | – |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 48 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 13 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 49 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 50 | 3 | – | 1 | – |
| 15 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 51 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 52 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 53 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | 54 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| 19 | 6 | – | 7 | 2 | 55 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 20 | 4 | – | 6 | 1 | 56 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 21 | 6 | – | 3 | 1 | 57 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 22 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 58 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 24 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | – | 61 | – | – | – | – |
| 26 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | 62 | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 63 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | 64 | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | 5 | 1 | 9 | – | 65 | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 66 | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | – | 67 | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 68 | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 69 | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 70 & over " | – | – | 1 | – |
| 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | |||||
| 126 | 40 | 114 | 36 | Totals | 177 | 43 | 148 | 36 | |
The patient over 70 years of age was Ann D., aged 85, vaccinated
n infancy. She recovered.
N.B.—Vaccinated Persons.
(1) No death occurred amongst vaccinated infants under
1 year of age.
(2) No death occurred amongst vaccinated children between
1 and 5 years of age