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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
London County Council 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Ages. | 1901. | 1902. | Totals. | Case mortality. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | ||
| 0—10 | 20 | - | 95 | 1 | 115 | 1* | 0.9 |
| 10—20 | 220 | 4 | 838 | 18 | 1,058 | 22 | 2.1 |
| 20—35 | 566 | 49 | 2,494 | 177 | 3,060 | 226 | 7.4 |
| 35 and upwards | 360 | 62 | 1,527 | 317 | 1,887 | 379 | 20.1 |
| Total | 1,166 | 115 | 4,954 | 513 | 6,120 | 628 | 10.3 |
Unvaccinated cases.
| A | B | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age. | 1901. | 1902. | Totals A. | Case mortality | 1901. | 1902. | Totals B. | Case mortality. | ||||||
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths | Cases. | Deaths | |||
| 0—10 | 37 | 9 | 227 | 57 | 264 | 66 | 25.0 | 140 | 49 | 771 | 283 | 911 | 332 | 36.4 |
| 10—20 | 15 | 1 | 67 | 8 | 82 | 9 | 11.0 | 99 | 30 | 390 | 98 | 489 | 128 | 26.2 |
| 20—35 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 14.3 | 44 | 15 | 197 | 76 | 241 | 91 | 37.8 |
| 35 and upwards | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 15 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 71 | 42 | 59.2 |
| Total | 56 | 11 | 322 | 68 | 378 | 79 | 20.9 | 298 | 102 | 1,414 | 491 | 1,712 | 593 | 34.6 |
No evidence of vaccination.
| A | B | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 21.4 |
| 10—20 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 58 | 12 | 20.7 |
| 20—35 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 26 | 12 | 99 | 41 | 125 | 53 | 42.4 |
| 35 and upwards | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 38 | 22 | 120 | 54 | 158 | 76 | 48.1 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 7 | 17.9 | 77 | 36 | 292 | 111 | 369 | 147 | 39.8 |
The unvaccinated and doubtful cases are divided as follows—
A.—Successfully vaccinated after infection.
B.—Not successfully vaccinated after infection.
| Age. | Vaccinated. | Unvaccinated. | No evidence. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successfully vaccinated after infection. | Not vaccinated after infection. | Successfully vaccinated after infection. | Not vaccinated after infection. | ||
| 0—10 | 0.9 | 25.0 | 36.4 | 14.3 | 21.4 |
| 10—20 | 2.1 | 11.0 | 26.2 | 22.2 | 20.7 |
| 20—35 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 37.8 | 27.3 | 42.4 |
| 35 and upwards | 20.1 | — | 59.2 | 8.3 | 48.1 |
| All ages | 10.3 | 20.9 | 34.6 | 18.0 | 39.8 |
The report of the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the year 1902 shows that of the 7,951
cases of smallpox admitted to the hospitals of the Board during the year from the London and elsewhere,
20 were those of persons who were stated to have previously suffered from smallpox, and
11 of these presented appearances which afforded presumptive evidence of their previous attack.
Again, there were 276 persons admitted to these institutions who were stated to have been revaccinated
of whom it is reported that the vaccination cicatrices of 93 afforded presumptive
evidence of re-vaccination; concerning 47 the evidence of re-vaccination was uncertain, but
was capable of interpretation in the affirmative; while of the remaining 136 no evidence of
* See footnote (*) page 34.
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