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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Poplar 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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68
cases, less 11 patients returned home as not suffering from the
complaint
As is usual it will be seen that the greater number of Typhoid
Fever cases occurred during the latter half of the year.
1st Quarter. 2nd Quarter. 3rd Quarter. 4th Quarter. Total.
Poplar 7 5 8 14 34
Bromley 9 3 6 20 38
Bow 3 2 5 11 21
19 10 19 45 93
DIPHTHERIA (INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP).
210 cases of Diphtheria and 11 cases of Membranous Croup were
notified in Poplar, 124 cases of Diphtheria and 2 cases of Membranous
Croup were notified in Bromley, and 77 cases of Diphtheria
and no cases of Membranous Croup were notified in Bow, making
a total of 411 cases of Diphtheria and 13 cases of Membranous
Croup for the whole Borough.

Table: Cases notified: —

Cases notified: —

Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
18932144065141134
1894141277281699
1895252323200775
1896170356166692
1897254"345148747
189817821276466
189915118092423
190031623889643
190118037466620
190216623170467
190322112677424