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Poplar 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 1940 | 865 | 4 | 198 |
| Bromley | 2314 | 923 | 2 | 273 |
| Bow | 1313 | 626 | — | 150 |
| — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 5567 | 2414 | 6 | 621 |
| — | — | — | — |
1905.—January to June.
| Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 909 | 454 | 1 | 75 |
| Bromley | 1171 | 444 | — | 129 |
| Bow | 684 | 308 | 1 | 57 |
| — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 2764 | 1206 | 2 | 261 |
| — | — | — | — |
The Camberwell Borough Council adopted a resolution requesting
local Members of Parliament to urge the Local Government
Board to destroy the carcases of calves vaccinated for lymph at
the Local Government Board vaccine station, instead of returning
them to the contractors to be sold for food in London, and asked
that the Members of Parliament for Poplar be desired to support
the application to the Local Government Board.
The Committee were of opinion the action taken by the Camberwell
Borough Council should be supported, and recommended
the Council that a representation on the subject be addressed to
the Local Government Board, and the Members representing
Poplar in Parliament be asked to urge on the Board the desirability
of the destruction of these carcases as suggested.
The Committee considered the reply made by the President
of the Local Government Board to a question put by Mr. Sydney