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Poplar 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE II. Showing the Ages, Sex and Vaccinated State of Cases of Smallpox.

TABLE II. Showing the Ages, Sex and Vaccinated State of Cases of Smallpox.

Ages.Under 5 years.5—10—15—20—35—45—65 and over.All Ages.
VaccinatedM.———__—2622535
F.————5832247
UnvaccinatedM.286761595324—274
F.3455533464176—263
Doubtful (no marks)M.————3———3
F.—11——13—6
Totals621231159312734677628

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The type of the disease continued to remain mild, only one death
occurring, and that in a woman, aged 45 years, who was suffering from
heart disease. The cause of death as certified was:—Mitral stenosis,
Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Smallpox.
The disease did not invade Common Lodging Houses or Casual
Wards, cases coming only from private dwellings and hospitals.
Owing to the mildness of the epidemic and the fact that Chickenpox
was also prevalent in the district, cases of Chickenpox were visited
by the medical staff of the department.
With the exception of 8 cases all Smallpox patients were seen by a
medical officer of the department. Of these 8 patients, 3 were removed
from Institutions outside the Borough, 1 from a hospital in the Borough,
and 1 from a Doctor's surgery in a neighbouring Borough.

Table: Of the total number of patients removed as suffering from Smallpox less than 2 per cent. were not confirmed as suffering from this disease:—

Of the total number of patients removed as suffering from Smallpox less than 2 per cent. were not confirmed as suffering from this disease:—

Smallpox.Not S.P.
Patients removed as Smallpox606594 (98.1%)12 (1.9%)
„ „ for observation4334 (79%)9 (21%)
Totals649628 (96.8%)21 (3.2%)