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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 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: 32. The following return kindly furnished by the "Vaccination Officer gives particulars as to vaccination of children born in Woolwich and Plumstead parishes in 1903.

32. The following return kindly furnished by the "Vaccination Officer gives particulars as to vaccination of children born in Woolwich and Plumstead parishes in 1903.

Births3450
Vaccinated2922
Insusceptible14
Conscientious objections108
Dead unvaccinated272
Medical postponements15
Removed, Vaccination Officer apprised11
Removed, not found, &c.107
Not accounted for1

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Compared with 1902, there has been a further slight increase
in vaccinations (3435 in 1902), but an increase also of conscientious
objections; these were 127 in 1901, and 78 in 1902.
Evidently conscientious objections are most numerous when
cases of Small-pox are least numerous.
Measles.
33. There were 28 deaths from Measles, giving a death
rate of 0.22 compared with 018, 0 33 and 0'20 in the three
preceding years. The death rate in London was 0.49, and
only five Metropolitan Boroughs had a lower rate, viz.:—
Lewisham, City, Westminster, Hampstead and Stoke Newington.
10 of those who died were under one year, 14 between one
and five years, and 4 between five and ten. 17 were males,
and 11 females. 11 were in Woolwich parish, 15 in Plumstead,
and 2 in Eltham, giving death rates of 0.26, 0.21 and
0.18 respectively.