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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
Westminster 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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The following table gives the distribution of the deaths of parishioners dying in various institutions and elsewhere, all of which are included in the mortality statistics :—
| Institutions. | Deaths. | Institutions. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Hospital | 258 | Licensed Victuallers' Asy | |
| St. George's Infirmary | 279 | lum | 1 |
| Station Hospital | 26 | Asylum—Bethlehem Hos | |
| Convent | 2 | pital | 1 |
| St. George's Workhouse | 6 | Asylum—Banstead | 2 |
| St. George's Hospital | 25 | „ Ilford | 1 |
| St. Mary's „ | 2 | ,, Caterham | 1 |
| St. Thomas's „ | 11 | ,, Darenth | 1 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 2 | „ Hanwell | 5 |
| King's College Hospital | 1 | Fever Hospitals—Western | 2 |
| University College „ | 1 | „ South Western | 1 |
| German Hospital | 1 | „ Grove | 5 |
| French „ | 2 | „ Fountain | 3 |
| Brompton ,, | 3 | Incubator—Earl's Court Ex | |
| Belgrave ,, | 5 | hibition | 1 |
| Middlesex ,, | 2 | Royal Western Ophthalmic | |
| Wellington House | 1 | Hospital | 1 |
| Wellington Barracks | 2 | St. Peter's House | 1 |
| Hyde Park Barracks | 2 | Lambeth Infirmary- | 1 |
| H.M. Prison, Holloway | 1 | Chelsea „ | 1 |
| St. Pelagia's Creche | 1 | British Hospital for Incura | |
| Royal Free Hospital | 1 | bles | 1 |
| Charing Cross „ | 4 | Cancer Hospital | 1 |
| Hostel of St. John and St. | Greenwich Workhouse | 1 | |
| Elizabeth | 1 | Elsewhere | 6 |
Table VII. —Vaccinations during the Year 1900.
| Primary Vaccinations. | Re-Vaccination by Public Vaccinator. | Conscientious Objectors. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public. Vaccination. | Private Practitioners | Total. | ||
| 556 | 367 | 923 | 6 | None. |
Section 2 (1) of the Vaccination Act, 1898, provides that no
parent or other person having the custody of a child shall be
liable to a penalty under the Vaccination Act, 1867, if, within
four months of the birth of the child, he satisfies two Justices,
or a Stipendiary or Metropolitan Police Magistrate, that he
conscientiously believes that vaccination would be prejudicial
to the health of the child, and within seven days thereafter