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Poplar 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]
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so desired. Where the patients were the bread winners of the family,
I informed Mr. Lough, so that the wives, and in one instance a widow
lodger taking in work (which was stopped), might obtain parish relief
for themselves and children without applying at the Guardian's offices,
and waiting among a number of persons and thereby likely to spread
infection. I suggested to Mr. Lough that the district should be
placarded with notices—as was done on a former occasion—advising
the inhabitants to avail themselves of vaccination or re-vaccination,
and stating the time and place where it was performed gratis. I revaccinated
those officials of the Sanitary Department and men engaged
in disinfecting who were desirous of availing themselves of my services.
| Births. (Notified.) | Dead. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655 | ||||
| 1334 | 3 |
July to December,
| Births. (Notified.) | Dead. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 945 | 376 | |||
| 94 | 5 |
scarlet fever.
There was an increase in the number of scarlet fever cases notified
in the year 1895, compared with the year 1894, the increase being in
Poplar, and the statistics are as follows:-
1894.
Cases notified. Deaths. Death rate per
1000 living.
Poplar 239 12 0.20
Bromley 331 22 0.32
Totals 570 34 0.26
*Note.—Mr. Hitchins, the Vaccination Officer, kindly furnished me with
these statistics.