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St George (Westminster) 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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78
District.
Vaccinator.
Vaccinations.
Re-vaccinatlons.
Total.
Hanover Square
and Mayfair
Mr. E. D. Jay
173
416
589
Belgravia
Dr.E. L.Webb
418
618
930
Knightsbridge
Mr.G. H.Pedler
77
48
125
668
982
1,650
Persons are also encouraged to apply at St. George's
Hospital for gratuitous vaccination, and the Resident
Medical Officer informs me that 582 persons were vaccinated,
and 470 re-vaccinated there during the year.
I am, of course, unable to give any account of the total
numbers of children vaccinated, or of persons re-vaccinated
throughout the Parish.
The immense increase in the number of re-vaccinations
performed is of course due to the fear caused by the prevalence
of small-pox; only 79 re-vaccinations were performed
by the Public Vaccinators in 1876, as against 982 in 1877,
and there were no re-vaccinations at St. George's Hospital
in 1876.
The distribution of Dr. Webb's cases shows this very
well. His return is:—
1877.
Vaccinations.
Re-vaccinations.
First Quarter
115
440
Second ,,
93
68
Third „
102
9
Fourth „
108
1
418
518