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City of Westminster 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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time in other parts of London, a circumstance which suggests that there
may have been some unrecognised mild case, possibly a visitor or some
one passing through London with whom these people came in contact.
During the year 21 cases of this disease were notified in London,
8 of them being in Stepney; the others were spread over 10 boroughs.
Intimation was received of 65 persons who had been in contact, or
came from places where smallpox existed, and these were kept under
observation.
Vaccination.—The Vaccination Officers have supplied me with the
following particulars relating to vaccination of infants born in 1909:—
| 1908. Union. | Births. | Died Unvaccin ated. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Vaccination Postponed. | Conscientious Objectors. | Removed and Vaccination Officer Informed. | Not Found. Removed to Address Unknown. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George | 2,038 | 147 | 1,714 | 5 | 14 | 92 | 23 | 43 |
| Westminster | 400 | 25 | 323 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 39 |
| Strand | 177 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| The City | 2,615 | 190 | 2,152 | 7 | 23 | 106 | 34 | 102 |
The following is a summary of the total primary vaccinations
performed in the City during the years 1901-09, and of re-vaccinations,
in so far as these were made by the Public Vaccinators:—
| Primary Vaccinations under 14 years of age, in the Union District of | Re-vaccinations performed by Public Vaccinators in the Union District of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George's. | Westminster. | Strand. | St. George's. | Westminster. | Strand. | |
| 1901 | 2,467 | 1,491 | 725 | 4,039 | 3,317 | 2,201 |
| 1902 | 2,893 | 715 | 450 | 7,453 | 6,226 | 3,910 |
| 1903 | 2,178 | 369 | 245 | 159 | 9 | 347 |
| 1904 | 2,065 | 325 | *144 | 72 | 13 | 398 |
| 1905 | 2,162 | 498 | 142 | 47 | 7 | 418 |
| 1906 | 2,110 | 372 | 145 | 51 | 5 | 397 |
| 1907 | 2,013 | 443 | 155 | 45 | 7 | 468 |
| 1908 | 1,898 | 284 | 138 | 37 | 8 | 413 |
| 1909 | 1,902 | 370 | 148 | 39 | 35 | 399 |
* There were also 16 primary vaccinations of persons over 14 years of age.
Scarlet Fever.—An increase in the number of cases began in
Westminster in the last quarter of 1908, but the first quarter of 1909