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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
St George (Westminster) 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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To show how the number of marks affect the mortality, I have compiled the following table from Dr. Gayton's results:—
| NUMBER OF MARKS. | MORTALITY PER CENT. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One. | Two. | Three. | Four, or More. | Combined Mortality. | |
| Males, good marks | 4.80 | 3.53 | 3.09 | 2.15 | 3.54 |
| Females „ „ | 4.78 | 2.71 | 2.94 | 0.80 | 3.03 |
| Males, imperfect marks | 16.06 | 12.34 | 8.12 | 5.14 | 12.04 |
| Females „ „ | 14.85 | 8.75 | 7.32 | 5.91 | 9.94 |
It will thus be seen that both with good and with
imperfect marks the mortality in each instance decreases
with the number of marks.
Lastly, there were 112 cases of persons under 15 years
of age with four or more good marks, and not one of them
died.
This epidemic has thus added to the mass of evidence
in favour of vaccination.
Sanitary Work.
For the Year ending March 31st, 1879.
The following Table has been compiled for me by Mr.
Joseph Snook, your Sanitary Inspector, from the Report
Book.
Table VI.
| Total number of Complaints | 799 |
| Notices served | 161 |
| Houses and premises limewhited and general repairs | 73 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious diseases | 120 |