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St James's 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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a full account of this epidemic up to the end of 1871.
The cases of Small Pox recorded this year extended
to the end of September, but their fatality was
greatly diminished as compared with the disease in
1871.
The following table gives an analysis of the causes of Small Pox and their results in 1871 and 1872:
| 1871. | 1872. | |
| Number of cases - | 230 | 72 |
| Reported as vaccinated - | 210 | 59 |
| Unvaccinated | 15 | 9 |
| Re-vaccinated | 3 | 9 |
| Total Deaths | 33 | 9 |
The total deaths from Small Pox here recorded
are above the deaths registered in the Parish, as
they give the deaths of persons who have died in the
various hospitals. I calculated that a third of all
the cases of Small Pox that have occurred during
the years 1870-1-2 have been taken to hospitals.
In the three years we have had
In 1870 3 deaths.
In 1871 33
In 1872 9 „
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This amount of death is very small as compared
with the deaths from the same cause in other parts
of London, and in many towns and cities of Great
Britain. In proportion to the number of cases, the
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