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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XXVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Sub-District. Cases of Infectious Disease notified, during the year 1913.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in whole Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub-District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards | |||
| Small-pox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cholera, Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 92 | 6 | 35 | 47 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | *79 |
| Erysipelas | 54 | 3 | ... | 8 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 5 | †9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 332 | 6 | 92 | 217 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | 318 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 17 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ‡11 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | §1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 534 | 41 | 129 | 277 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 425 |
* See page 136. †See page 129. ‡See page 132. See page 119. § See page 146.