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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
Woolwich 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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25. The following table kindly furnished by the Vaccination Officer, gives particulars as to the vaccination of the children born in 1901:—
| District. | Births. | Successful | Insusceptible. | Had Small-pox. | Conscientious objections. | Died unvaccinated. | Postponed. | Sent to other Vaccination Officers | Gone—No address. | Summoned. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. East Plumstead | 1706 | 1350 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 162 | 7 | 12 | 93 | 0 |
| 2. West Plumstead | 512 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| 3. Woolwich | 1184 | 969 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 54 | l |
| Total | 3402 | 2747 | 12 | 0 | 127 | 313 | 15 | 17 | 168 | 3 |
Altogether there were 3,226 successful primary vaccinations
in the Woolwich Union in 1900, 3,936 in 1901, and 3,665 in
1902.
Measles.
26. There were 41 deaths from measles, giving a death rate
of 0.33, compared with 0.18 in 1891. All but two of the
deaths were under five years of age, and 13 under one year.
Table X. shows that the highest number of deaths occurred
in January (10), and in April (11).
Only two deaths occurred after June.
10 deaths occurred in Woolwich Parish—death rate 0.24
31 ,, „ Plumstead „ ,, 043
0 „ „ Eltham „ „ nil
London death rate 051
646 notifications of measles were received from School
Teachers, compared with 323 in 1901. The numbers for each
School were as follows:—Purrett Road School, 81; Earl Street,
80; Aneon a Road, 69; Plumstead Road, 46; Vicarage Road,
41; Plum Lane, 37; Elizabeth Street, 34; Central, 32