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 whole Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub-District. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 70 | 3 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 1 | .. | *63 |
Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 95 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 7 | **1:2 |
Scarlet Fever | 220 | 2 | 66 | 129 | 17 | 6 | .. | 203 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 32 | .. | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | .. | †29 |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Anthrax | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | §1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ¶1 |
Totals | 427 | 10 | 106 | 176 | 39 | 89 | 7 | 316 |
* See page 136. † See page 128. ‡ See page 121. § See page 120. ¶ See page 152. ** 8 Sick Asylum, 1 London Hospital, 3 Union Workhouse. |
TABLE XXVII.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OP POPLAR.
Bow Sub-District.
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in whole Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub-District. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At all Ages. | Under 1. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | 38 | .. | 10 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .. | *35 |
Membranous Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 46 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 6 | **13 |
Scarlet Fever | 78 | 2 | 25 | 48 | 3 | .. | .. | 70 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric Fever | 16 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 10 | .. | †15 |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | • • | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | §1 |
Totals | 183 | 4 | 41 | 80 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 136 |