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Poplar 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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PUERPERAL FEVER.*
* See page 26 as to what diseases are included under Puerperal Fever.
Number of Cases. Sixteen cases of puerperal fever were notified:—4 Poplar, 7 Bromley, and 5 Bow.
| Removals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Totals. | |
| M.A.B. Hospitals | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| London Hospital | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
Deaths.
Six patients died—2 Poplar, 3 Bromley, and 1 Bow,
SMALL-POX.
No cases of small-pox occurred.
VACCINATION. The Vaccination Officer, Mr. Ryan, has kindly furnished me with the following statistics:—
| Vaccination certificates received of all ages, 1,009 Total number of certificates of successful vaccination | 1,008 |
| and of persons insusceptible of vaccination | 1 |
| 1,009 |
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