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 OF POPLAR. Borough of Poplar.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 308 | 12 | 132 | 139 | 14 | 11 | .. | 65 | 171 | 72 | 308 | 52 | 134 | 65 | 251 |
| Membranous Croup | 6 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 138 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 110 | 18 | 55 | 86 | 47 | 188 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 1279 | 18 | 392 | 760 | 82 | 27 | .. | 395 | 550 | 334 | 1279 | 356 | 487 | 292 | 1135 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 61 | .. | 1 | 17 | 10 | 33 | .. | 25 | 19 | 17 | 01 | *19 | *18 | *16 | *58 |
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | .. | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | †2 | † | †3 | †5 |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spotted Fever | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ‡2 | ‡2 | .. | ‡4 |
| Totals | 1861 | 43 | 538 | 940 | 133 | 189 | 18 | 549 | 832 | 480 | 1861 | 431 | 641 | 376 | 1448 |
TABLE XXV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Sub-District.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Sub-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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 65 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2 | .. | 52 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 55 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 2 | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 395 | 3 | 129 | 234 | 19 | 10 | .. | 356 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 25 | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | 14 | .. | 191 |
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 2† |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spotted Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2‡ |
| Totals | 549 | 11 | 163 | 279 | 29 | 65 | 2 | 431 |
* See Annual Report, page 97 † See Annual Report, page 91.
‡ See Annual Report, page 106.