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Poplar 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Parish. | Diseases (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. | Date of Admission. | Report from Hospital. | Date of Report. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 1905 | |||
| Bow | Diphtheria | 30th Nov | Scarlet Fever as well as Diphtheria | 1st Dec. |
| „ | „ | 7th Dec | Scarlet Fever as well as Diphtheria | 9th „ |
| „ | „ | 15th Nov | Scarlet Fever as well as Diphtheria | 9 th ,, |
| „ | „ | 14th Dec | Scarlet Fever following | 19th ,, |
| 1906 | ||||
| „ | „ | 18th „ | Not suffering | 9th Jan.* |
| „ | „ | 27th „ | „ | 22nd ,, * |
| „ | „ | 27th „ | Scarlet Fever following | 2nd ,, |
* Klebs Loeffler Bacillus found prior to removal. See footnote, page 55.
The correoted number of notifications would be—
Poplar 438 — 8 = 430 or 7.20 per 1000 living.
Bromley 813 — 30 = 783 or 11.60 ,, ,,
Bow 515 — 19 = 496 or 11.64 ,, ,,
Borough of Poplar 1766 — 57 = 1709 or 10.06 ,, „
In the course of the year 1905 it will be seen no fewer than 57
patients or a percentage on the total admissions of 4.7 were, after
admission at the fever hospitals, found not to be suffering from the
diseases mentioned in the medical certificates upon which they
were removed to hospital. The percentage on the total scarlet
fever cases was 1.51, diphtheria cases 6.31, and enteric fever
cases 34.37.
Amongst the 15 cases wrongly certified as scarlet fever there were
3 of erythema, 2 of tonsillitis, 1 of rotheln, 1 of varicella, 1 of
pneumonia and 1 of scalds. Amongst the 31 cases wrongly certified