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City of London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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VACCINATION.
Of the children born in 1905, 192 had been successfully vaccinated by the
end of the year, and 27 had died before the age for vaccination. Vaccination
was postponed by medical certificate in 11 cases, 32 had removed into other
districts, and 36 vaccinations were pending at the end of the year. There
were 4 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. | Cases pending or removed at the end of the year. | Conscientious Objections. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | per cent. | ||
| 1900 | 403 | 60.5 | .99 | Nil. | 12.6 | 4.4 | 19..3 | 1.9 |
| 1901 | 381 | 67.7 | .52 | „ | 12.8 | 4.2 | 12.0 | 2.6 |
| 1902 | 338 | 63.3 | .29 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 0.6 | |
| 1903 | 339 | 67.9 | .29 | „ | 9.7 | 4.4 | 17.7 | 0.0 |
| 1904 | 353 | 64.8 | .28 | „ | 7.9 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 1.4 |
| Average previous 5 years | 363 | 64.8 | .47 | Nil. | 10.2 | 4.4 | 18.6 | 1.3 |
| 1905 | 302 | 63.6 | Nil. | Nil. | 8.9 | 3.6 | 22.5 | 1.3 |
MORTALITY.
During the year under review, 896 deaths were registered in the District,
including *675 persons dying in the City, but not belonging thereto. See
Table, p. 17, for details.
Deducting the latter we have to deal with 221 deaths, to which we must
add 92 persons who died at City Institutions in outside districts, where they
were registered. The mortality, therefore, upon which our death rate is
calculated is 313.
The death rate for 1905 was 13.9 per 1,000 per annum of the population
(the previous year being 12.9), whilst that for the whole of the Metropolis
was 15.1. These figures are not corrected for sex and age distribution.
Death Rates, per 1,000 per Annum.
| Year. | City of London. | Great Towns of England and Wales. | Metropolis. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 33 towns | 19.2 |
| 1901 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 17.7 | |
| 1902 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 76 towns | 17.7 |
| 1903 | 12.0 | 16.2 | 15.7 | |
| 1904 | 12.9 | 17.2 | 16.6 | |
| Average previous five years | 15.4 | 17.8 | 17.4 | |
| 1905 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 15.1 | |
| * These deaths occurred in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. | ||||