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Poplar 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]
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TABLE XVII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Parish.
| Cases notified in Whole Distriet. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifiable Disease. | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and up'wds | |||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 303 | 1 | 100 | 158 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 185 |
| Membranous Croup | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 82 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 9 | . |
| Scarlet Fever | 246 | ... | 64 | 153 | 22 | 161 | ||
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 90 | ... | 7 | 31 | 21 | 31 | ... | 56‡ |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2* |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 738 | 7 | 187 | 354 | 78 | 102 | 10 | 406 |
* One case treated in Sick Asylum.
* ,, removed as suffering from Typhoid Fever.
‡ See page 28.
TABLE XVIII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Parish.
| Cases notified in Whole District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notifiable Disease. | At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and up'wds | |||
| Small Pox | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 231 | 5 | 84 | 113 | 17 | 12 | ... | 143 |
| Membranous Croup | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 70 | ... | 3 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 10 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 168 | 3 | 52 | 94 | 13 | 6 | ... | 110 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1‡ |
| Enteric Fever | 100 | ... | 3 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 67‡ |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1* |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 582 | 9 | 145 | 248 | 75 | 94 | 11 | 326 |
* Treated in Sick Asylum. ‡ Same case. See page 28.