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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| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1. | At Ages —Years. | |||||||||||||
| 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. | |||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 486 | 13 | 196 | 236 | 32 | 9 | .. | 70 | 138 | 278 | 486 | 52 | 102 | 232 | 386 |
| Membranous croup | 5 | i | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 206 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 114 | 20 | 61 | 84 | 61 | 206 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet fever | 991 | 18 | 335 | 570 | 53 | 15 | .. | 285 | 551 | 155 | 991 | 234 | 450 | 122 | 806 |
| Typhud fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric fever | 70 | .. | 4 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 70 | 13* | 28* | 15* | 56* |
| Relapsing fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal fever | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .. | 3‡ | .. | 3‡ |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Totals | 1766 | 37 | 554 | 856 | 128 | 170 | 21 | 438 | 813 | 515 | 1766 | 299 | 583 | 369 | 1251 |
* See pages 95 and 96. ‡ See page 85.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Pakish. | No of Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | 65 and upwds. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | ||||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 70 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 3 | .. | 52 |
| Membranous croup | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 61 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 6 | .. |
| Scarlet fever | 285 | 7 | 102 | 160 | 14 | 2 | .. | 234 |
| Typhus fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric fever | 18 | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 4 | .. | 13* |
| Relapsing fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 438 | 15 | 139 | 205 | 27 | 46 | 6 | 299 |
* See page 95