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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The final diagnosis in the 75 Diphtheria cases was:—
| Tonsillitis | 24 |
| Tonsillitis with Vincent's Angina | 1 |
| Vincent's Angina | 2 |
| Laryngitis | 7 |
| Pharyngitis | 1 |
| Measles and Laryngitis | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia and Empyema | 1 |
| Catarrh | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 1 |
| Stomatitis and Rheumatism | 1 |
| Dermatitis, with Otitis and Mastoiditis | 1 |
| Otitis Media, Otorrhoea and Avirulent K .L .B. | 1 |
| Disease not specified | *28 |
| 75 |
*These were reported "Negative case", "Not notifiable", etc.
The 2 patients notified as suffering from Enteric Fever were certified
to be suffering from:—(i) Acute Diarrhœa; (2) Lobar Pneumonia,
Incipient Gangrene of Lung.
The final diagnosis in the case notified as Encephalitis Lethargica
was Cerebral Syphilis.
CANCER.
The number of deaths from Cancer for the last five years is shown below:—
| Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 104 | 87 | 191 |
| 1926 | 122 | 93 | 215 |
| 1927 | 120 | 120 | 240 |
| 1928 | 115 | 89 | 204 |
| 1929 | 114 | 96 | 210 |