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St George (Southwark) 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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14 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
which I believe to be entirely groundless, I mean the effect of Lymph as at present used,
but this might be overcome could a constant supply of Vaccine be obtained direct from
the calf, although statistics lead us to believe that the same amount of protection is not
gained from animal as from humanized lymph. With regard to Revaccination it cannot
be too often pointed out, that no revaccinated attendant at any of the Small-pox Hospitals
has ever contracted the disease.

Table: TABLE No. 1.

TABLE No. 1.

Years187 -21872-31873-11874-51875-61876-71877-81 87891879-801880-1
Deaths1444111912561287139312061283142413451256
Excess of Births499997828880777893900829916967

Table: TABLE No. 2.

TABLE No. 2.

1875-61876-71877-81879-801880-81
Bronchitis192181186260168
Pneumonia9473767384