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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following analysis of the Vaccination Return reveals the fact that nearly 82 per cent. of the children whose births were registered in 1930 were not protected by successful vaccination:—
| Births registered | — | 2,449 |
| Deduct:— | ||
| Died unvaccinated | 114 | |
| Removals to other districts | 38 | |
| Removals to places unknown, etc. | 54 | 206 |
| Surviving residents | — | 2,243 |
| Successful vaccinations numbered 405 | 407= | 18.1 per cent. |
| Insusceptible of Vaccination 1 | ||
| Had Smallpox 1 | ||
| Conscientious Objections declared 1,520 | ||
| Vaccinations postponed on Medical Certificates | ||
| Number not accounted for 316 | ||
| Total unvaccinated children | 1,836= | 81.8 per cent. |
| 2,243= | 100 per cent. |
Public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
There were no vaccinations or re-vaccinations performed by the
Medical Officer of Health during the year.
Plague.
No case of this disease was notified during the year.
Anthrax, Glanders and Hydrophobia in Man.
No cases of these diseases occurred.
London Notification of Glanders Order, 1907.
No notice was received from the Veterinary Inspector of the London
County Council of the existence of glanders at premises in the Borough.