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City of London 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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vaccination.
Of the children born in 1901, 258 had been successfully vaccinated by the
end of the year, and 49 had died before the age for vaccination. Vaccination
was postponed by medical certificate in 16 cases, 2 infants were reported to
be insusceptible to vaccination, 34 had removed into other districts, 12
vaccinations were pending at the end of the year, and there were 10 cases of
conscientious objection.
Vaccination Statistics in the City of London.
| Year. | Number of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible. | Had Small-pox. | Died before Vaccination. | Vaccination Postponed. | Removed or unaccounted for at the end of the year. | Conscientious Objections. |
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mortality.
During the year under review, 974 deaths were registered in the District,
including *633 persons dying in the City, but not belonging thereto. See
Table I. for details.
Deducting the latter we have to deal with 341 deaths, to which we must
add 115 persons who died at City Institutions in outside districts, where they
were registered. The mortality, therefore, upon which our death rate is
calculated is 456.
The death rate for 1901 was 16.6 per 1,000 per annum of the population
(the previous year being 19.4), whilst that for the whole of the Metropolis
for 1901 was 17.1. These figures are not corrected for sex and age
distribution.
Death Rates, per 1,000 per Annum.
| Year. | City of London. | 33 Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|---|
In comparing the above with the Registrar-General's Returns, some
discrepancies will be observed, due to the fact that I have not been
* Most of these deaths occurred in St. Bartholomew's Hospital.