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The death rate from this disease for all London during 1906 was
105 per 1,000 living.
ALCOHOLISM.
During 1906 there were 7 deaths due to acute alcoholic poisoning.
In addition there were 36 deaths from cirrhosis of the liver, a
disease in all probability caused in almost all cases by excessive
continual indulgence in alcohol.
VACCINATION.
I give below a summary of the Vaccination Officer's returns for
ths half year ending June 30th, 1906. During this period there
were 2,970 births registered in the Borough, and of these 1,519
were successfully vaccinated. Of the remainder, certificates of
conscientious objection were received in respect of 58 births, 321
died unvaccinated, the vaccination was postponed on a medical
certificate in 68 cases, 746 removed to other districts or to unknown
places, and 267 are entered as not being accounted for. After
deducting the 321 which died unvaccinated from the total births,
the successful vaccinations equalled 57 per cent, of the remaining
births. This is much less than during the corresponding half-year
of 1905. The proportion during this latter half-year was 66'4 per cent.