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Woolwich 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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that isolation and disinfection, however carefully carried out,
will not stop the spread of Small-pox by themselves, whereas
vaccination will; the reason of this is principally that the
infection is spread by mild cases which are either never
detected or not discovered till they have been going about for
several days spreading infection.
30. The following table, kindly furnished by Mr. Jolly, Vaccination Officer, gives particulars as to the vaccination of the children born in 1900.
| Districts. | Births. | Successful. | Insusceptible. | Had Small-pox. | Conscientious Objection. | Deaths. | Postponed. | Sent to other Vac. Officers. | Gone, no Address. | Summoned. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.Plumstead | 1581 | 1296 | 8 | .. | 51 | 147 | 18 | 4 | 52 | 4 fined 10/-1 ” 20/- |
| W. do. | 423 | 349 | 0 | .. | 14 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 18 | .. |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1043 | 867 | 12 | .. | 14 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 1 Adjourned |
| Woolwich Dock Yard | 141 | 109 | 0 | .. | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .. |
| Totals | 3188 | 2621 | 20 | .. | 82 | 304 | 26 | 5 | 124 | 6 |
Altogether in the Woolwich Union there were 3226 successful
vaccinations in 1900, and 3936 in 1901.
31. On the application of the Council, the London School
Board granted leave for the children in the Board Schools to
be examined with a view to detecting and vaccinating unvaccinated
children. The parents were first invited to object
to such examination ; 525 children were found without satisfactory
marks of vaccination, the majority of whom have since
been vaccinated.