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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following analysis of the Report of the Vaccination Officer reveals the fact that 85 per cent, of the children whose births were registered in 1935 were not protected by successful vaccination:—
| Births registered | 1,713 | ||
| Deduct:— | |||
| Died unvaccinated | 87 | ||
| Removals to other districts | 30 | ||
| Removals to places unknown, etc. | 36 | ||
| 153 | |||
| Surviving residents | 1,560 | ||
| Successful vaccinations numbered | 228 | 229= 14.7 per cent. | |
| Insusceptible of Vaccination | 1 | ||
| Had Smallpox | — | ||
| Conscientious Objections declared | 1,117 | ||
| Vaccinations postponed on Medical Certificates | |||
| Number not accounted for | 214 | 1,331=85.3 Per | |
| Total unvaccinated children | .. | ||
| 1,560 | |||
Public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917.
There were no vaccinations or re-vaccinations performed by the
Medical Officer of Health during the year.
Plague.
No case of this disease was notified during the year.
Anthrax, Glanders and Hydrophobia in Man.
No cases of these diseases occurred.
London Notification of Glanders Order , 1907.
No notice was received from the Veterinary Inspector of the London
County Council of the existence of glanders at premises in the Borough.
Erysipelas.
63 cases of Erysipelas were notified but there were no deaths from
this disease.