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Wandsworth 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Vaccination. The next Table shows at a glance the amount
of vaccinntion performed in the district. Out of 4,491 births
registered in 1891, 3,490 children were returned as
successfully vaccinated, whilst 388 were unaccounted for
from various causes, which is equivalent to 8.6 per cent,
of the whole :—
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | Number of Births Returned from 1st January' to 31st December 1891 | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small-pox. | Dead Unvaccinated. | Postponed by Medical Certificate. | Removed to District, Vaccinntion Officer of which has been duly apprised. | Removed to places unknown, or which cannot be reached ; and cases not having been found. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 1152 | 875 | 2 | .. | 109 | 43 | 17 | 100 |
| Putney | 480 | 355 | 1 | • • | 36 | 28 | - | 60 |
| Streatham | 1258 | 945 | 2 | .. | 92 | 23 | 1 | 121 |
| Wandsworth | 1601 | 1315 | 7 | • • | 121 | 38 | .. | 107 |
| Totals | 4491 | 3490 | 12 | .. | 358 | 132 | 18 | 388 |
In August cholera prevailed somewhat extensively
in Europe, and several ports in very direct communication
with those of this country, notably Hamburg,
were infected. In consequence of this considerable alarm
was felt lest it should be imported into this country, and
should become epidemic. These fears, however, proved
to be groundless, for though a number of cases were so
imported, no single case occurred except the imported
ones.
Cholera.