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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TABLE XXIV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OP POPLAR. Borough of Poplar.
| 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. | At Ages -Years. | ||||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 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 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 241 | 9 | 104 | 98 | 15 | 15 | .. | 68 | 65 | 108 | 241 | 47 | 46 | 77 | 170 |
| Membranous Croup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 200 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 114 | 16 | 63 | 77 | 60 | 200 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 571 | 13 | 207 | 306 | 31 | 14 | .. | 157 | 281 | 133 | 571 | 134 | 231 | 102 | 467 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 86 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 29 | .. | 33 | 37 | 16 | 86 | *29 | *32 | 13* | *74 |
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | †3 | †4 | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 1112 | 37 | 330 | <155 | 97 | 177 | 16 | 326 | 463 | 323 | 1112 | 212 | 310 | 195 | 717 |
* See page 89.
† See page 81.
TABLE XXV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Parish.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Small-pox | 1 | • • | • • | • • | • • | 1 | • • | 1 |
| Cholera | • • | • • | • • | • • | •• | • • | • • | • • |
| Diphtheria | 68 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 4 | • • | 47 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | • • | • • | 1 | . . | • • | • • | |
| Erysipelas | 63 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 5 | • • |
| Scarlet Fever | 157 | 2 | 54 | 87 | 7 | 7 | • • | 134 |
| Typhus Fever | . . | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • | • • |
| Enteric Fever | 33 | • • | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | • • | 29* |
| Relapsing Fever | • • | • • | • • | .. | • • | • • | • • | .. |
| Continued Fever | • • | • • | • • | .. | • • | • • | • • | • • |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | • • | • • | • • | 2 | 1 | • • | 1† |
| Plague | • • | • • | • • | •• | • • | •• | • • | • • |
| Totals | 326 | 9 | 92 | 132 | 26 | 62 | 5 | 212 |
* See page 89.
See page 81.