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Poplar 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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(2) Female, aged 4 years, of Old Ford Road, Bow, notified on 26th
March ; admitted into Guy's Hospital, 18th March.
(3) Male, aged 14 months, of Kerbey Street, Bromley, notified 27th
March ; admitted into London Hospital, 16th March.
(4) Male, 2 years, of Coborn Street, Bow, notified on 6th April;
admitted into London Hospital, 21st March. Died 18th April.
(5) Female, aged 6 months, of Mellish Street, Poplar, notified on 9th
April; admitted into East London Hospital for Children, 4th April. Died
22nd April.
(6) On the 23rd April a case of posterior basic meningitis (cerebrospinal
fever) occurred in a female aged 1 year 4 months, resident in
Rothbury Road, Bow. The patient died in the East London Hospital for
Children, Shadwell, on 27th May. The disease was complicated with
measles.
(7) On 13th July notification was received of a case of epidemic
cerebro-spinal meningitis (spotted fever) occurring in a male aged 2ΒΌ
years, of Lefevre Road, Bow. The patient was admitted on 4th July into
the East London Hospital for Children and died on 10th July. Death
certified as being due to tuberculous meningitis.
(8) On 5th August notification was received of a case of epidemic
cerebro-spinal meningitis (spotted fever) occurring in a male aged 15
years, of Swaton Road, Bromley. The patient was treated in the London
Hospital and was reported to have been recovering on admission.