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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Disease. | Cases Notified. | L. C. C. and other Fever Hospitals. | Other L. C. C. Institutions. | Voluntary Hospitals, etc. | Total Removals. | Percentage of cases notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 100. |
| Chickenpox | 554 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 3.8 |
| Diphtheria | 650 | 642* | 4 | 3 | 649 | 99.8 |
| Erysipelas | 83 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 40 | 48.2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 577 | 559† | — | — | 559 | 96.9 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 100. |
| Puerperal Fever | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 100. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 26 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 100. |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 100. |
| Encephalitis I.ethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 21 | 10 | 1 | — | 11 | 52.4 |
| Pneumonia (Primary) | 511 | — | 174 | 11 | 185 | 36.2 |
| Pneumonia (Influenzal) | 23 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8.7 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 38 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18.4 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 100. |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 16** | 16** | — | — | 16 | 100. |
| Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2,528 | 1,267 | 250 | 27 | 1,544 | 61.1 |
N.B.—Cases reported to be "not suffering" etc., have been excluded from
above table.
*Includes 5 to London Fever Hospital,
†Includes 3 to London Fever Hospital.
**See notes on page 100-101.
| Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever | Enteric Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 650 | 577 | 3 |
| Deaths | 22 | 4 | — |
| Fatality Rate | 3.4 | 0.7 | — |