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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

St Martin-in-the-Fields 1877

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]

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were again taken with happy results. I must once
more urge the importance of Vaccination and Revaccination
in guarding against an attack of this
disease; if the public would avail themselves of this
safeguard we should not be periodically visited with
Smallpox epidemics.
Births.
The Births registered in the year 1877 were 491,
that is 3 less than in the preceding year.
The following Table gives the number of Births
occurring; in each month:—
Males.
Females.
Total.
January
26
21
47
February
24
18
42
March
30
17
47
April
21
26
47
May
25
29
54
June
15
17
32
July
15
14
29
August
26
23
49
September
16
18
34
October
20
24
44
November
17
12
29
December
19
18
37
254
237
491