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Poplar 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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98 cases in Poplar (Sub-District) were removed to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's Hospitals, 138 in Bromley and 101 in Bow. So
that 337 patients out of 375 notified cases in the Borough were isolated.
CONTINUED AND TYPHUS FEVER.
Three cases of continued fever were notified from the Bow Subdistrict
during the year. Two of these patients were removed to a
Metropolitan Asylums Board hospital. One patient died. No case of
typhus fever was notified.
TYPHOID FEVER.
Notifications; Rate per 1000 Living; Drainage of Premises;
Isolation; Shellfish and Predisposing Causes; Errors in
Diagnosis; Bacteriological Examinations of Doubtful
and Convalescent Cases; Deaths.
Notifications.
The Typhoid Fever cases notified were:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 80 | 218 | 64 | 362 |
| 1894 | 72 | 84 | 45 | 201 |
| 1895 | 56 | 80 | 34 | 170 |
| 1896 | 85 | 68 | 33 | 186 |
| 1897 | 61 | 87 | 47 | 195 |
| 1898 | 68 | 51 | 38 | 157 |
| 1899 | 143 | 92 | 34 | 269 |
| 1900 | 90 | 100 | 78 | 268 |
| 1901 | 46 | 88 | 37 | 171 |
| 1902 | 77 | 83 | 49 | 209 |
| 1903 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 93 |
| 1904 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 93 |