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 XXVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR Bromley Sub-District.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hoapital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 171 | 6 | 75 | 77 | 6 | 7 | .. | 134 |
| Membranous Croup | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 86 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 9 | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 550 | 9 | 177 | 306 | 46 | 12 | .. | 487 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 19 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | .. | 18* |
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spotted Fever | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 21 |
| Totals | 832 | 19 | 260 | 400 | 68 | 76 | 9 | 641 |
TABLE XXVII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OJF POPLAR. Bow Sub-District.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | |||||||
| Under 1. | lto5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 72 | 3 | 27 | 35 | 5 | 2 | .. | 65 |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 27 | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | 334 | 6 | 86 | 220 | 17 | 5 | .. | 292 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric Fever | 17 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 9 | .. | 16* |
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 3† |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spotted Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 480 | 13 | 115 | 261 | 36 | 48 | 7 | 376 |
*See Annual Report, page 97. †See Annual Report, page 91.
‡See Annual Report, page 106.