Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Sub-District.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera, Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 206 | 7 | 74 | 102 | 10 | 13 | ... | ... | 193* |
Erysipelas | 28 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12† |
Scarlet Fever | 571 | 10 | 149 | 359 | 45 | 8 | ... | ... | 532 |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 911 |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3§ |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1** |
Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2†† |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 32 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 142 | ... | 3 | 19 | 38 | 55 | 23 | 4 | ... |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 49 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
Zymotic Enteritis | 104 | 43 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... |
Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Trench Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 130 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 6 | ... |
Malaria | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Totals | 1,283 | 118 | 325 | 523 | 127 | 116 | 58 | 16 | 758 |
* See page 63. † See page 60. ‡ See page 60. ¶ See page 61
§ See page 59. ** See page 67. †† See page 67
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