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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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BromleY.
| Metropolitan Asylums Boards' Hospitals | 44 |
| London Hospital | 6 |
| Shadwell Hospital for Children | 8 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 1 |
| Metropolitan Hospital | 2 |
| Sick Asylum | 3 |
| St. John's Nursing Hospital, Lewisham | 1 |
| Poplar Hospital | 1 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 1 |
| 67 |
Six cases sent to various hospitals, 4 in Poplar and 2 in Bromleywere
certified (see list page 28) as not suffering from typhoid fever. A
case removed also from Poplar was notified as puerperal fever.
Forty-six specimens of blood from doubtful cases of typhoid fever
were forwarded to the Jenner Institute of preventive medicine. In
23 instances (50 per cent.) the typhoid (Widal) reaction was obtained.
Fourteen Poplar parishioners died from typhoid fever, and 18 fatal
cases occurred among the Bromley patients.
As is usual it will be seen that the typhoid fever cases occurred for the most part during the last quarter of the year.
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 25 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 90 |
| Bromley | 34 | 16 | 24 | 26 | |
| 59 | 28 | 39 | 64 | 190 |
DIPHTHERIA (INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP).
303 cases of diphtheria and 13 cases of membranous croup were
notified in Poplar, and 231 cases of diphtheria and 7 cases of mem.
branous croup were notified in Bromley.
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