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Poplar 1933

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

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The following analysis of the Report of Vaccination Officer reveals
the fact that nearly 85 per cent. of the children whose births were
registered in 1932 were not protected by successful vaccination:—
Births registered 1,982
Deduct:—
Died unvaccinated 84
Removals to other districts 28
Removals to places unknown, etc. 42
154
Surviving residents 1,828
Successful vaccinations numbered } 275
Insusceptible of Vaccination — } 279=15.3 per cent.
Had Smallpox 4 }
Conscientious Objections declared 1,264
Vaccinations postponed on Medical
Certificates —
Number not accounted for 285
Total unvaccinated children 1,549=84.7 per cent.
1,828= 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.