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Poplar 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XXII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Parish.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in Whole Parish. | No. of Cases removed 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 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ... | 33* |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 371 | 6 | 158 | 171 | 20 | 16 | ... | 275‡‡ |
| Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 68 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 12 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 236 | 7 | 87 | 123 | 14 | 5 | ... | 153‡ |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 88 | ... | 6 | 31 | 37 | 14 | ... | 67‡** |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 800 | 20 | 261 | 339 | 94 | 74 | 12 | 529 |
* One case died in London Hospital. ** See page 37.
‡ Two patients admitted to London Fever Hospital.
‡‡ One patient admitted to London Fever Hospital.
TABLE XXIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bow Parish.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases notified in Whole Parish. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15to25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwds. | |||
| Small-pox | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 62 | 2 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 2 | ... | 41 |
| Membranous Croup | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 45 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 3 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 87 | 2 | 21 | 47 | 16 | 1 | ... | 57 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 37 | .. | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | ... | 26* |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 241 | 7 | 54 | 91 | 35 | 51 | 3 | 129 |
* See page 38.