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 XXI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley 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 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 |
Cholera, Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 292 | 9 | 121 | 130 | 24 | 8 | ... | ... | 287* |
Erysipelas | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 15† |
Scarlet Fever | 181 | 1 | 73 | 86 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 173‡ |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4¶ |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 9§ |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1** |
Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1†† |
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 140 | ... | 8 | 16 | 28 | 60 | 24 | 4 | ... |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 40 | ... | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... |
Zymotic Enteritis | 31 | 8 | 12 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... |
Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 272 | 37 | 90 | 34 | 14 | 45 | 26 | 26 | ... |
Malaria | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 1,026 | 64 | 315 | 288 | 105 | 149 | 66 | 39 | 500 |
* See page 63. † See page 60 ‡ See page 60. ¶ See page 61. § See page 59.
** See page 67. †† See page 67.