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Poplar 1912

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

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The patient was detained at South Wharf from 29th March until
2nd April, when he was removed to the Small-pox Hospital.
The Medical Officers of Health for the Port of London, and the Ports
through which the patient passed, were duly furnished with particulars
of the case.
The inmates of the house (four in number) were kept under observation
and two were re-vaccinated.
VACCINATION.
Vaccination Acts (Repeal) Bill.
The Vaccination Officer, Mr. G. W. Mills, has kindly furnished me
with the following statistics, which are copied from those forwarded to
the Local Government Board:—

Table: 1903.

1903.

Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
Poplar19949264203
Bromley24449142290
Bow14026271136
Totals584024677629

Table: 1904.

1904.

Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
Poplar19408654198
Bromley23149232273
Bow1313626—150
Totals556724146621

Table: 1905.

1905.

Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
Poplar18328712188
Bow13245811133
Bromley.. . 2285930—269
Totals544123823590