Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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(Twenty-eight certificates besides these were received relating to
children not born in the Parish).
From the above Table it will be seen that the successful vaccinations
actually exceeded the total births registered—sufficient proof
of former neglect of vaccination, and of the success with which the
Act was put into operation during the year. The case is even
better than appears on the surfaco, inasmuch as of the 3804 children
who were born 582 died under one year of age, a large proportion
of whom were unvaccinated.
For the subjoined Table (UU), I am indebted to Mr. E. Herbert
Draper, the Clerk to the Guardians. It shows to what a large
extent the vaccination of the population is in the hands of the public
vaccinators, those officers having performed 3137 primary vaccinations
last year, leaving only 1182 to be divided among numerous
private medical practitioners. It shows also that the re-vaccinations
at the public stations of persons above the age of 12 years were
rather more numerous than the primary vaccinations of infants and
young children, viz: 3734.—
Table UU.
Name of Public Vaccinator. | Lady-Day Quarter. | Midsummer Quarter. | Michaelmas Quarter. | Christmas Quarter. | Total for Year 1871. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary Vaccination. | Re- vaccination. | Primary Vaccination. | Re- ' vaccination. | Primary Vaccination. | Re-vaccination. | Primary Vaccination. | Re- vaccination. | Primary Vaccination. | Re-vaccination. | |
Mr. Hemmings, Notting Hill. | 262 | 109 | 94 | 50 | 57 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 432 | 164 |
Mr. Frost, Notting Hill. | 1261 | 190 | 410 | 202 | 164 | 42 | 110 | 12 | 1945 | 446 |
Mr. Godrich, Brompton, | 103 | 704 | 22 | 84 | 27 | 56 | 7 | 4 | 159 | 848 |
Mr. Pollard, Brompton. | 41 | 500 | 20 | 74 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 88 | 606 |
Mr. Townsend, Town District | 228 | 548 | 67 | 74 | 75 | 30 | 55 | 1 | 425 | 653 |
31 | 595 | 12 | 112 | 19 | 154 | 26 | 156 | 88 | 1017 | |
Total | 1919 | 2646 | 625 | 596 | 359 | 302 | 234 | 190 | 3137 | 3734 |
The number of cases in default actually investigated by the
Vaccination Officer was 3485, each case on an average requiring
two visits. I subjoin his account of the results.
Table V.
Successfully Vaccinated | 2254 |
Insusceptible | 21 |
Had Small Pox | 8 |
Died | 370 |
Ill | 110 |
Emigrated | 50 |
Unknown at address registered | 52 |
Left, address not known | 682 |
Still unaccounted for | 38 |
3485 |