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Poplar 1931

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

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Table: The cases occurred in the under-mentioned sanitary districts:—

The cases occurred in the under-mentioned sanitary districts:—

East Combined23
West Combined17
Poplar South (West)15
Bromley North19
Bromley Central6
Bow East9
Bow West12
101

Table: The incidence of Smallpox in houses is shown below.

The incidence of Smallpox in houses is shown below.

Cases
32 houses in which 1 case of Smallpox occurred32
8 ,, ,, 2 cases ,, ,,16
6 ,, ,, 3 ,, ,, ,,18
2 ,, ,, 4 ,, ,, ,,S
2,, ,, 6 ,, ,, ,,12
1 house,, 7 ,, ,, ,,7
1 ,, ,, 8,, ,, ,,8
Total101
Total number of cases 101
,, ,, houses 52

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In Table II it will be seen that of the 101 cases no less than 85 were
unvaccinated, and that in this group nearly 94 per cent. of the cases
occurred before the age of 35, whereas in the vaccinated group, the majority
of cases occurred after the age of 35. The vaccinated cases were vaccinated
once only—13 in infancy and one at 21 years of age. This patient showed
only one cicatrice.