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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 1905

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

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prevalence of Measles in the Infants' Department of the St. Luke's
School, West Ferry Road, he had advised the closure of classroom
C until the 4th June. As this letter was the first intimation of the
prevalence of Measles at this school, the Medical Officer (Education)
was asked to kindly instruct the teachers to give notice respecting
the exclusion of scholars to the Public Health Department, the
same as the teachers of other schools do under the regulations.
The classroom was disinfected by the Public Health Department.

Table: DIARRHŒA.1 Deaths from Diarrhœa for the past thirteen years were as follows:—

DIARRHŒA.1 Deaths from Diarrhœa for the past thirteen years were as follows:—

Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.London.
18935483301673446
1894202912611780
18955256241323600
18966172251583223
18974668471614104
189866124422324376
18998299442254196
19004892902303564
19016578541973931
19023539341082504
19034677321552958
190463117702504801
190552102482023410

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For death rates see Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 45.
*Under the heading of "Diarrhœa" are included deaths certified as from
Diarrhoea alone or in combination with some other cause of ill-defined
nature; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic Enteritis;
Zymotic Enteritis;
Epidemic Diarrhœa. Summer Diarrhœa;
Dysentery and Dysenteric Diarrhœa;
Choleraic Diarrhœa, Cholera, Cholera Nostras (in the absence of
Asiatic Cholera).
under the heading of "Enteritis"' are included those certified as from
Gastro-enteritis, Muco-enteritis and Gastric catarrh.