Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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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ruary. The patient was immediately removed, notice given to the
Vaccination Officer, and the premises disinfected. The second case
was notified on the 9th March, 16 days later, and was a boy, aged 10
years, the son of the first patient. In the Hackney district five in a
family, relatives of the above patients, it was stated, had been suffering
from the complaint. Five children at home (in the Bromley case),
three of whom had been re-vaccinated, were free from Small-pox.
Mr. Hitchins, the Vaccination Officer, has kindly furnished me
with the following statistics, which are copied from those forwarded
to the Local Government Board :—
1899. —January to June.
Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poplar | 1026 | 330 | 2 | 134 |
Bromley | 1244 | 350 | 2 | 171 |
Totals | 2270 | 680 | 4 | 305 |
1899. —July to December.
Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poplar | 966 | 328 | 2 | 118 |
Bromley | 1238 | 355 | 4 | 142 |
Totals | 2204 | 683 | 6 | 260 |
1900. —January to June.
Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poplar | 1003 | 363 | — | 133 |
Bromley | 1339 | 389 | 1 | 188 |
Totals | 2342 | 752 | 1 | 321 |