Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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1901.—January to June.
| Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 1045 | 350 | — | 112 |
| Bromley | I200 | 367 | 1 | 144 |
| Bow | 689 | 255 | — | 65 |
| Totals | 2934 | 972 | 1 | 321 |
SCARLET FEVER.
The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the three parishes, and the deaths which occurred for the past nine years were as follows:—
| l893-Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1894. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1095. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1896. Cases notified | Deaths | 1897. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1898. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1899. Lases notified. | Deaths. | 1900. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1901. Cases notified. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. | 627 | 39 | 239 | 12 | 343: | 20 | 274 | 8 | 251 | 6 | 207 | 3 | 142 | 2 | 246 | 3 | 236 | 5 |
| B. | 854 | 48 | 331 | 22 | 330 | 19 | 429 | 19 | 476 | 12 | 325 | 13 | 179 | 4 | 168 | 3 | 236 | 5 |
| Bow | 313 | 13 | 225 | 8 | 329 | 8 | 243 | 7 | 373 | 10 | 106 | 6 | 102 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 87 | 4 |
| 1794 | 100 | 795 | 42 | 1002 | 47 | 946 | 34 | 1100 | 28 | 638 | 22 | 423 | 9 | 499 | 7 | 559 | 14 |
CONTINUED AND TYPHUS FEVERS.
No cases of continued and typhus fevers were notified during the
year.
TYPHOID FEVER.
The typhoid fever cases notified were: —
| 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 80 | 72 | 56 | 85 | 6l | 68 | 143 | 90 | 46 |
| Bromley | 218 | 84 | 80 | 68 | 87 | 51 | 92 | 100 | 88 |
| Bow | 64 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 38 | 34 | 78 | 37 |
| Totals | 362 | 201 | 170 | 186 | 195 | 157 | 269 | 268 | 171 |