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Poplar 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XX METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Borough of Poplar,
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in Whole District. | Total cases notified in each Locality. | No. of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and up'wds | Poplar | Bromley. | Bow. | Poplar | Bromley. | Bow. | Total | ||
| Small Pox | 71 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | .. | 33 | 33 | 5 | 30 | 33‡ | 5 | 68‡ |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 606 | 11 | 247 | 285 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 173 | 371 | 62 | 120 | 275‡‡ | 41 | 436‡‡ |
| Membranous Croup | 14 | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 181 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 100 | 26 | 68 | 68 | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 559 | 9 | 180 | 307 | 49 | 14 | ... | 236 | 236 | 87 | 172 | 153** | 57 | 382 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 171 | ... | 9 | 53 | 59 | 50 | ... | 46 | 88 | 37 | 33* | 67* | 26* | 126* |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1608 | 31 | 464 | 683 | 188 | 215 | 27 | 567 | 800 | 241 | 356 | 529 | 129 | 1014 |
‡One case died in London Hospital.
* See pages 37 and 38.
‡‡One patient admitted into London Fever Hospital.
** Two cases ,, ,, ,,
TABLE XXI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Parish.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in Whole Parish. | No. of Causes recoverd to Hospital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 33 | ... | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ... | 30 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 173 | 3 | 69 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 120 |
| Membranous Croup | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 68 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 11 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 236 | ... | 72 | 137 | 19 | 8 | ... | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 46 | ... | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | ... | 33* |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 567 | 4 | 149 | 253 | 59 | 90 | 12 | 356 |
* See page 37.