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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Cases notified:—
1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898 1899. 1900. 1901.
Poplar 214 141 252 170 254 178 151 316 180
Bromley 406 277 323 356 345 212 180 238 374
Bow 514 281 200 166 148 76 92 89 66
Totals 1134 699 775 692 747 466 423 643 620
Notifications per 1000 living:—
1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901.
Poplar 3.87 2.43 4.20 2.82 4.78 3.28 2.78 5.44 3.07
Bromley 5.84 4.04 4.62 5.05 4.95 3.04 2.54 3.37 5.47
Bow 12.49 6-77 4-77 3-97 3-52 I-^o 2.17 2.09 1.57
The notification per 1000 living for the whole Borough being 3.67.
The diphtheria and membranous croup patients classified according
to sex and school age were as follows:—
All ages.
Males. Females. Totals.
Poplar 85 95 180
Bromley 168 206 374
Bow 31 35 66
Totals 284 336 620
3 to 10 years.
Males. Females. Totals.
Poplar 49 55 104
Bromley 97 137 234
Bow 16 16 32
Totals 162 208 370
School-age cases. (Three to 10 years). Per 100 cases notified
(all ages):—
1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901.
Poplar 30.1 50.5 47.1 62.35 60.66 56.40 61.19 57.77
Bromley 44.6 49.4 58.7 56.74 59 56 53.47 61.15 62.56
Bow — — — — — — — 48.48
50.6 55.5 61.60 60.00 54-07 61.01 59.67