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Islington 1902

Final report of the Medical Officer of Health on the outbreak of small-pox

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Table: SMALL.POX.Table showing cases of Small.pox, week by week, from week ending 31st August, 1901 to August 29th 1902.WEEKS OF EPIDEMIC.

SMALL.POX.

Table showing cases of Small.pox, week by week, from week ending 31st August, 1901 to August 29th 1902.

WEEKS OF EPIDEMIC.

District12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243144546474849505152Total.
Tuf.......1.................................1...1...1...2...1...1.........2............1.........1..........................................12
U. H....................................................122...1......3............13...4...34121111......1.....................32
Toll..........................................................1...1.........1...52523...31...21....................................1...28
L. H....2...12...1.........11...1...111112............112...2.........91312111..................1...1......43
H....1......1.........1...1...............1111......1.........112521...1...11411.................................30
B.323......1......1...131......21...431......131333162...13111............11............1...11...77
S.E................1...22......2.........223...31...123...113733232842413316521............11...95
Total.354132124...361125611911623310316141617168717161381546531622......2...33...317

Table: Table showing the state of the Persons attached in the Sub.Districts with respect to Vaccination.

Table showing the state of the Persons attached in the Sub.Districts with respect to Vaccination.

Sub.District.No. of Notification.Cases of Smallpox.Not Smallpox.Cases of Smallpox Vaccinated.Cases of Smallpox Un-VaccinatedThose whose state as to Vaccination is unknown.DEATHS.PERCENTAGE OF DEATHS.
Among the Vaccinated.Among the Un-Vaccinated.Among the Unknown.Among the Vaccinated.Among the Un-Vaccinated.Among the Unknown.
Tufnell1812610112——20.00.00.0
Upper Holloway34322217443—19.042.80.0
Tollington3128321642219.533.3100.0
Lower Holloway48435319357—16.177.70.0
Highbury33303246-22—8.333.3_
Barnsbury83776657572110.828.520.0
South East107951264292714—10.948.10.0
Totals3543173723665162930212.346.212.5