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Poplar 1918

Annual report for the year 1918 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow

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65
DIPHTHERIA, INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
Notifications ; Deaths ; Bacteriological Examinations ; Errors
in Diagnosis ; Isolation ; The Diphtheria Anti-toxin
(London) Order, 1910,
Notifications.
One hundred and twenty four cases of diphtheria were notified in Poplar,
137 cases were notified in Bromley and 44 cases were notified in Bow, making
a total of 305 cases for the whole Borough.

Table: Cases notified:—

Cases notified:—

Poplar.BromleyBow.Borough of Poplar.
191489154109352
191586120104310
1916104124111339
191714815068366
191812413744305
Notifications per 1,000 living:—
Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
19141.592.392.682.18
19151.581.912.631.98
19161.931.992.832.18
19172.972.611.872.55
19182.552.451.252.18

Table: Deaths.Number of deaths for the past five years was as follows :—

Deaths.

Number of deaths for the past five years was as follows :—

Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of PoplarMortality per 100 eases notified.
1914717153911.07
19151710103711.93
19161189288.25
19176134236.28
191881673110.16
For death rates from diphtheria, also see Table XVII., page 45.