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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Sub-District. | Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. | Date of Admission. | Report from Hospital. | Date returned home from Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909. | 1909. | 1909. | ||
| Bow. | Diphtheria | 9th Jan. | Scarlet Fever and not Diphtheria | — |
| do. | do. | 16th Feb. | do. | Died 23rd Feb. |
| do. | Scarlet Fever | 4th May | Not suffering | 12th May |
| do. | Diphtheria | 2nd June | do. | 26th June |
| do. | Scarlet Fever | 12th May | do. | 21st June |
| do. | Diphtheria | 14th June | do. | 30th June |
| do. | do. | 5th June | do. | 3rd July |
| do. | Scarlet Fever | 17th June | do. | 15th July |
| do. | Diphtheria | 18th June | do. | 23rd July |
| do. | Scarlet Fever | 14th July | do. | 14th Aug. |
| do. | Enteric Fever | 9th Aug. | do. | 2nd Sept. |
| do. | Diphtheria | 10th Sept. | do. | — |
The corrected number of notifications would be—
Poplar 481 — 23 = 458 or 7-53 per 1000 living
Bromley 462 — 21 = 441 or 6-61
Bow ... ... 246 — 10 = 236 or 5-46 ,,
Borough of Poplar 1189 — 54 = 1135 or 6'64 ,,