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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Cases of Notifiable Diseases Treated in Hospitals.
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | L.C.C. Fever Hospitals. | Other L.C.C. Institutions. | General Hospitals, etc. | Total Removals. | Percentage of cases notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 177 | 176 | - | — | 176 | 99.4 |
| Chickenpox | 1,101 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 50 | 4.5 |
| Diphtheria | 404 | 398 | 5 | 1 | 404 | 100. |
| Erysipelas | 81 | — | 21 | 5 | 26 | 32.1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 611 | 600 | — | — | 600 | 98.2 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100. | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 100. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 28 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 96.4 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 12 | 8 | — | 12 | 100. | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 100. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 27 | 1 | 9 | 33.3 | ||
| Pneumonia (Primary) | 352 | — | 119 | 7 | 126 | 35.8 |
| Pneumonia (Influenzal) | 26 | 5 | - | 5 | 19.2 | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 98 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7.1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 100. |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50. |
| Dysentery | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100. |
| Totals | 2,938 | 1,217 | 219 | 26 | 1,462 | 49.8 |
N.B.—Cases reported to be "not suffering" etc., have been excluded from
above table.
| Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever | Enteric Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 404 | 611 | 4 |
| 1932 Deaths | 17* | 3 | 1† |
| Fatality Rate | 4.2 | 0.5 | 25.0 |
* 1 death from Diphtheritic infection of scalds included.
† 2 non-notified cases not included. (These were inmates of mental
hospitals situated outside London.)