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B. Communicable Diseases.
The details respecting the notifications of infectious disease
received by me are set out in the Local Government Board's Return
(Table VII), which also shows the number treated in hospital as well
as the number of deaths.
The number of cases of each disease notified in London since 1890
are shown in Table VIII, together with cases notified during the
same period in the different divisions which, with some modifications,
now form the City. These figures are exclusive of duplicate notifications.
Smallpax.—One case of smallpox was notified in Westminster, a
ship's surgeon who had treated a case on boardship on a voyage from
S. America, and the symptoms appeared on his arrival at a club, but the
disease aborted at an early stage and the eruption did not proceed beyond
the papular stage. He rapidly recovered and no further cases developed.
122 notifications were received of persons coming to Westminster
from infected places or off ships on which cases had occurred, 4 families
being Belgian refugees.
Vaccination.—The Vaccination Officers have supplied me with the
following particulars relating to vaccination of infants born in 1913:—

The following is a summary of the total primary vaccinations
performed in the City during the years 1901-14, and of re-vaccinations
in so far as these were made by the Public Vaccinators:—
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