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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| No. | Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital. | Date of Admission. | Report from Hospital. | Date returned home from Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | 1912. | |||
| 1 | Enteric Fever | 27th Dec. | Not suffering | 13th Jan. |
| 2 | Diphtheria | 12th Dec. | Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria | 22nd Feb. |
| 3 | Do | 18th Nov. 1912. | Scarlet Fever as well as Diphtheria | 2nd April |
| Do | 27th Jan. 1911. | Not suffering | 14th Feb. | |
| 5 | Scarlet Fever | 14th Dec. 1912. | Diphtheria following | 11th April |
| 6 | Diphtheria | 12th April | Scarlet Fever as well as | 25th April |
| 7 | Do | 24th July | Not suffering | 2nd August |
| 8 | Scarlet Fever | 18th July | Do. | 7th August |
| 9 | Enteric Fever | 31st July | Do. | 21st August |
| 10 | Diphtheria | 6th Oct. | Scarlet Fever and not Diphtheria | 19th Dec. |
| 11 | Measles | 26th Nov. | Diphtheria following | — |
The corrected number of notifications would be—
Poplar 275 — 11 = 264 or 4.71 per 1000 living
Bromley 357 — 12 = 345 or 5.31 „
Bow 197 — 6 — 191 or 4.69
Borough of Poplar 829 — 29 = 800 or 4.95 „