A review of certain present aspects of smallpox prevention in relation particularly to the Vaccination Acts, 1867-1907.

Date:
1931
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Credit: A review of certain present aspects of smallpox prevention in relation particularly to the Vaccination Acts, 1867-1907. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    that they will in all probability escape attack, or only suffer from a very modified attack, if they can be successfully vaccinated within forty-eight hours following exposure. The term “recently ”’ ENGLAND AND WALES: MORTALITY FROM SMALLPOX.” . Smallpox. Smallpox. Year.| Population. Rae Year. | Population. Pats Deaths.} per Deaths.}| per 100,000 100,000 1855 | 18,829,000 | 2,469 | 13-1 1892 | 29,421,392 431 1:5 1856 | 19,042,412 | 2,215] 11-6 1893 | 29,760,842 | 1,457 4-9 1857 | 19,256,516 | 3,882 | 20-2 1894 | 30,104,201 820 2°7 1858 | 19,471,291 | 6,414 | 32-9 1895 | 30,451,528 223 0-7 1859 | 19,686,701 | 3,798 | 19:3 1896 | 30,802,858 541 9, 1860 | 19,902,713 | 2,713 | 13-6 1897 | 31,158,245 25 0:0 1861 | 20,119,314 | 1,290 6:4 1898 1° 3) b17,725 253 0:8 18627) 20;3871,013 || 1,579 7°8 1899 | 31,881,385 174 0:5 1863 | 20,625,855 | 5,891 | 28-6 1900 | 32,249,187 85 0-3 1864 | 20,883,889 | 7,624 | 36-4 | 1901 | 32,612,022 356 1-0 1865 | 21,145,151 | 6,361 | 30-1 1902 | 32,950,909 | 2,464 7:5 1866 | 21,409,684 | 2,977 | 13-9 1908 | 33,293,321, 760 2°3 T8678 8273677020 282407 ert + 1904 | 33,639,287 507 1-5 1868 | 21,948,713 | 1,994 9-1 1905 | 33,988,844 116 0-4 1869;| 22,223,299 |. 1,482 6:7 1906 | 34,342,040 21 0-1 1370 3)4.22,50),, 310-159. 647 cipal loo 1907 | 34,698,905 10 0-0 1871 | 22,788,594 | 23,062 | 101-2 1908 | 35,059,484 12 0-0 1872 | 23,096,495 | 19,022} 82-1 | 1909 | 35,423,805 21} 0-0 1873 | 23,408,556 | 2,303 9-8 1910 | 35,791,902 19 0-0 1874 | 23,724,834 | 2,084 8:8 1911 | 36,189,685 23 0-0 1875 | 24,045,385 849 3°5 1912 | 36,382,456 9 0:0 1876 | 24,370,267 | 2,408 9-9 1913 | 36,606,226 10 0-0 1877 | 24,699,539 | 4,278 | 17-3 1914 | 36,960,684 4 0:0 1878 | 25,033,259 | 1,856 7:4 1915 | 35,358,896 13 0:0» 1879 | 25,371,489 536 | 2-1 | 1916 | 34,500,000 16 | 0:0 1880 | 25,714,288 648 2-5 1917 | 33,711,000 3 0-0 1881 | 26,046,142 | 3,098 | 11-9 1918 | 33,474,700 2 0-0 1882 | 26,334,942 | 1,317 5-0 1919 | 36,800,000 24 0-1 1883 | 26,626,949 957 3°6 1920 | 37,609,600 30 0-1 1884 | 26,922,192 | 2,234 8-2 1921 | 37,885,242 5 0-0 1885 | 27,220,706 | 2,827 | 10:3 1922 | 38,158,000 297 0-1 1886 | 27,622,532 275 1-1 1923 | 38,403,000 7 0-0 1887 | 27,827,706 506 1-9 1924 | 38,746,000 13 0-0 1888 | 28,136,258 | 1,026 3°7 1925 | 38,890,000 9 0:0 1889 | 28,448,239 23 0-] 1926 | 39,067,000 18 0-0 1890 | 28,763,673 16 0-0 1927 | 39,290,000 47 0-1 1891 | 29,085,819 49 0-2 1928 | 39,482,000 53 0-1 1929 | 39,607,000 39 0-1 * This is an extract brought up to date from the table which appeared in the Ministry of Health Report on Public Health and Medical Subjects No. 8.