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Willesden 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden, UDC]
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VACCINATION RETURNS.
| No. of Births. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Dead. | Conscientious Objections. | Postponed by Doctor. | Removed to other Vaccination Official Districts. | Gone Away. | Unvaccinated. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 3125 | 1474 | 13 | 257 | 37 | 117 | 32 | 227 | 968 |
| 1897 | 2750 | 1778 | 12 | 268 | — | 27 | 12 | 244 | 409 |
R. HAYLOR,
Vaccination Officer.
It will be seen from the above that the number
remaining unvaccinated has increased by more than
double—64 per cent. were vaccinated in 1897, but
46 per cent. in 1898. These figures mean a very
serious condition when the inevitable outbreak of
Small Pox takes place. I would seriously draw the
attention of the Council to the fact that at present
there are no means of isolating any case that may
arise, and that it would not be possible to erect any
temporary accommodation on any part of the ground
of the Isolation Hospital.
NOTIFICATIONS.
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 268 | 392 | 475 | 510 | 361 |
| Diphtheria | 125 | 179 | 171 | 270 | 333 |
| Croup | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Typhus Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Typhoid Fever | 70 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 66 |
| Continued Fever | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Cholera Nostras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 63 | 81 | 101 | 107 | 70 |
| Totals | 558 | 741 | 815 | 956 | 835 |
| Average per 1,000 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.28 | 8.42 |