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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 1919 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 1920 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 1921 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 1922 | 6 | 8 | _ | 14 |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 1919 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 58 |
| 1920 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 1921 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 77 |
| 1922 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
Notification of Zymotic Enteritis (Summer Diarrœha). Notifiable from 1st June to 30th September.
| Age periods. Years. | Number of notifications. Poplar. Bromley. Bow. | 1 otal. | Number of deaths. Poplar. Bromley. Bow. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 1—5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
| 5—15 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 25—45 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 45—65 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 27 | 2 | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| All ages—totals | 48 | 31 | 6 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
* Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included deaths registered as due to
enteritis, muco-enteritis and gastro-onteritis.