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Chelsea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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22
SMALLPOX
The following table briefly sets out the incidence of this disease during the last fifty-two years.
| Notifications received | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2 | 1 |
| 1901 | 5 | 1 |
| 1902 | 38 | 7 |
| 1903 | 6 | - |
| 1904-1919 | - | - |
| 1920 | 1 | - |
| 1921-1927 | - | - |
| 1928 | 1 | - |
| 1929-1951 | - | - |
The annual average of notifications received and the death rate
for the period under review are, therefore 1,019 and 0.17 respectively.
It will be observed that in 1902 a very serious outbreak of
Smallpox occurred. Although only 38 cases were notified, 47 came
to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health. During the same year,
7,797 cases were notified in the County of London. Case rates per
10,000 of population in this and adjacent Boroughs, were as follows:-
CHELSEA 5.8
Kensington 6.4
Fulham 7.4
Paddington 9.2
Hammersmith 12.3
Westminster 18.5
County of
London 20.6