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Shoreditch 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: Return showing the number of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the Rates by the Medical Officers of the Poor Law Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1934:—

Return showing the number of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the Rates by the Medical Officers of the Poor Law Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1934:—

Name of Poor Law Institution or Vaccination District.Name of Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator.Numbers of successful primary vaccinations of personsNumber of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time.Observations.
Under one year of age.One year and upwards.Total.
St. Leonard's Hospital.Dr. T. Kelleher——–——
Holborn& Fins-bury InstitutionDr. R. T. Taylor—11——
Shoreditch South-West District.Dr. N. H. Clubwala16012028011–
Shoreditch North-East District.Dr. L. Statnigrosch154772314–
31419851215

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Scarlet Fever.
The cases certified numbered 409, of which 45 or 11.0 per cent. were subsequently
not regarded as scarlet fever. The actual number of cases was accordingly 364,
which gives an attack rate of 4.02 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Table: The age, seasonal and ward distribution of the cases are included in the table on page 29. There were two fatal cases. The number of cases and the attack rates in the Borough and wards are given in the subjoined table:—(See also table on page 5.)

The age, seasonal and ward distribution of the cases are included in the table on page 29. There were two fatal cases. The number of cases and the attack rates in the Borough and wards are given in the subjoined table:—

(See also table on page 5.)

Ward.No. of cases.Fatal cases.Rates per 1,000 population.Case mortality. Deaths per 100 cases.
Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
Attack.Death.
Moorfields81119.........5.18......
Church173148.........3.13......
Hoxton322759.........3.97......
Wenlock173047...223.210.144.25
Whitmore393473.........5.22......
Kingsland181129.........3.24......
Haggerston192039.........4.23......
Acton272350.........4.01......
Total177187364...224.020.020.55
London......18,373......664.340.020.36