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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. The Borough.
| Notifiable Disease. | At all Ages. | Cases Notified in Whole Borocgh. | Total cases notified in each Sub-District. | No. of Tases truovM to Hospital from each Sub-District. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Total Cases Removed. | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera (C), Plague (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (inclading Membranous Croup) | — | 8 | 21 | 24 | 43 | 26 | 115 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 179 | 124 | 172 | 123 | 295 |
| Erysipelas | 79 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 29 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 263 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 36 | 24 | 86 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 154 | 109 | 149 | 104 | 253 |
| Typhus Fever | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | — | – | – | — | – | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contnued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 4 | _ | — | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Cerebro-Spina Meningit is | – | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | – | – | – | – | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Acute Polioencephalitis | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||
| Acute Encephalit is Lethargica | 7 | – | – | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 2 | _ | – | 2 | _ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 38 | 38 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | – | _ | – | _ | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 248 | 2 | _ | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 109 | 57 | 51 | 4 | 153 | 131 | ? | ? | ? | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 121 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | — | 60 | 61 | ? | ? | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 350 | 93 | 119 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 171 | 179 | – | – | – |
| Anthrax | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | – | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Trench Fever | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 400 | 52 | 58 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 48 | 43 | 66 | 37 | 257 | 203 | 153 | 120 | 273 |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | – | – | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Dysentery | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 1934 | 205 | 235 | 141 | 142 | 85 | 297 | 148 | I95 | 234 | I137 | 159 | 56 | 1054 | 880 | 507 | 381 | 888 |