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Poplar 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Parish. | Disease with which Patient was admitted into the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. | Date of Admission. | Report from Hospital. | Date of Report. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow | Scarlet Fever | 190.2. 27th Jan. 1901. | Not suffering | 1902 14th Feb. |
| „ | „ | 31st Dec. 1902. | „ | 14th „ |
| „ | Enteric Fever | 2ml Jan. | „ | 14 th „ |
| „ | Small pox | 16th Feb. | „ | 16th „ |
| „ | Enteric Fever | 28th Jan. | „ | 1st Mar. |
| „ | Small pox | 3rd Mar. | „ | 4th „ |
| „ | „ | 9th „ | „ | 10th „ |
| „ | „ | 10th „ | „ | 10th „ |
| „ | „ | 4th „ | „ | 10th „ |
| „ | „ | 10th „ | „ | 11th „ |
| „ | „ | 17th | „ | 19tli „ |
| „ | „ | 1st April | „ | 4th April |
| „ | „ | 8th „ | „ | 14th „ |
| „ | Diphtheria | 5th „ | „ | 15th ,, |
| „ | „ | 19th Mar. | Chicken-pox following | 24th „ |
| „ | „ | 21st April | Not suffering | 28th „ |
| „ | Small-pox | 26th „ | „ | 29th „ |
| „ | „ Enteric Fever | 5th May | „ | 5th May |
| „ | 5th „ | „ | 20th „ | |
| „ | „ | 28thMar. | „ | 20th .. |
| „ | Diphtheria | 5th May | Scarlet Fever following | 13th June |
| „ | „ | 5th Aug. | Not suffering | 25th Aug. |
| „ | Scarlet Fever | 14th Oct. | „ | 11th Nov. |
| „ | Enteric Fever | 14th „ | „ | 22nd „ |
| „ | Diphtheria | 3rd Dec. | „ | 15th Dec. |
The corrected number of notifications would be—
| Poplar | 1012 — | 32= 980 or 16.65 | per | 1000 living. |
| Bromley | 1346 — | 37 = 1309 or 19.22 | „ | „ |
| Bow | 660 — | 23= 637 or 1510 | „ | „ |
| Borough of Poplar | 3018 — | 93 = 2926 or 17 30 | „ | „ |
A return from the Metropolitan Asylums Board shews the