Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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operation had been performed on the children for a series
of years.
The following schools, situate in the Belgrave subdistrict
have been visited by Dr. Aldis, the arms of the
children examined, and vaccination performed by Mr.
Jorden in those who required it.
At St. Peter's National School. 290 pupils were examined,
of whom 14 were vaccinated.
At St. Paul's School's, Knightsbridge. 235 pupils were
examined, and 3 vaccinated.
At St. Barnabas School. 249 were examined, and 13
vaccinated.
At the Refuge. Two young women out of 12 were
vaccinated.
At the Orphanage. Three children, 2 of which had
been vaccinated, out of 29, and 1 only, who had not undergone
the operation, became infected.
At St. Barnabas Free School. Eight were vaccinated,
from among 90.
At St. Gabriel's School. Two among 150 children
needed vaccination.
At Eaton Chapel School. One out of 105 was vaccinated.
At Ebury Street Schools. Two required to be vaccinated
out of 64 pupils, and they were the children of the
schoolmistress.
At Eccleston Chapel Sunday School. Where the
medical officer attended on two Sunday afternoons, 299
were examined, and 8 vaccinated.
Thames Bank Distillery School. All the children, who
were very young, showed marks of vaccination.
Catholic School, Ranelagh Grove. 104 children; 4
vaccinated.
Brewer Street, Pimlico. A house to house visitation
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