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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
Lambeth 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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TABLE IV.
The following facts relating to 374 fatal cases of Small Pox are important, as showing the serious consequences of neglect of Infant Vaccination, and the urgent want of more stringent provisions as to re-Vaccination at periods of about 7 years
and in older persons.
| Under 1 year. | l and under 4 years. | 4/ 7 years. | 7/ 10 years. | 10/ 12 years. | Total under 12 years. | 12/ 14 years. | 14/ 20 years. | 20/ 25 years. | 25/ 30 years. | 30/ 40 years. | 40/ 50 years. | 50/ 60 years. | 60/ 70 years. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinated persons died | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 125 |
| Not Vaccinated ditto | 24 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 88 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 249 |
The above Table showing that of the total of 193 deaths from Diarrhœa, 146 died under one year old.
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