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susceptible, had small pox in infancy, died unvaccinated, postponed by
medical certificate, removed to other districts of which the Vaccination
Officer has been informed, removed, not known at address given, empty
houses, &c , in default, and to whom final notice has been given prior to
proceedings being taken.
Number of Births
Registered.
Successfully Vaccinated.
Insusceptible of Vaccination.
Had small pox in
Infancy.
Died Unvaccinated.
Postponed by Medical
Certltfeate.
Removed to other Districts.
of which the Vaccination
Officer has been
informed
Removed not known at
address given, empty
houes. &c ,&c.
In default, and to whom
final notice has been given
previous to proceedings
being taken.
Hackney Road
1349
1097
1
1
108
6
6
99
31
Green
1892
1500
3
2
172
8
8
197
2
Church
1075
881
2
2
87
7
3
93
—
Town
871
730
—
1
70
6
3
61
—
Vaccinated (not
registered)
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Total
5187
4210
6
6
437
27
20
450
33
During the year, 1728 cases of successful vaccination have been
registered of persons who were born prior to the tabulated births, and 27
summonses were issued against defaulters, some of whom were fined, but
in all cases they eventually complied with the act.
Fever fell nearly one-third, or from 63 to 44. This I believe to be in
consequence of the facility we have of sending the poorer class of patients
to the Hospital at Homerton, directly they are attacked, thus releasing
them from close and budly-ventilated rooms, and placing them in large,
clean, and well-ventilated wards,with skilled medical aid, attentive nurses,
good food, and every appliance needed. Yet with the knowledge that all
these advantages can bo readily obtained, there are numbers of persons
who prefer staying in their own homes, where the friends, even under the
direction of the most clever medical attendant, and however good their
intentions may be, have not the knowledge or skill required to nurse
efficiently and prepare properly the scant food they can obtain, thus
rendering the probability of recovery less likely, while it increases the
tendency to the spread of the disease under the most careful and skilled
sanitation.
Diarrhœa fell from 159 to 143. The cases registered as Cholera wore