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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 1913
[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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913. | 1913. | |||
| 1 | Diphtheria | 14th Jan. | Not suffering | 29th Jan. |
| 2 | Scarlet Fever | 10th Jan. | Diphtheria not Scarlet Fever | (Died 12 Jan. |
| 3 | Diphtheria | 15th Jan. | Not suffering | 31st Jan. |
| 4 | Do. | 18th Jan. | Do. | 31st Jan. |
| 5 | Scarlet Fever | 24th Sept. | Diphtheria but Scarlet Fever Doubtful | — |
| 6 | Diphtheria | 18th Oct. | Not suffering | 29th Oct. |
| 7 | Scarlet Fever | 7th Oct. | Do. | 3rd Nov. |
| 8 | Diphtheria | 23rd Oct. | Scarlet Fever following | 13th Dec. |
| 9 | Scarlet Fever | 17th Oct. | Not suffering | 10th Nov. 1914. |
| 10 | Diphtheria | 31st Aug. | Scarlet Fever after Diphtheria | 22nd Jan. |
| 11 | Do. | 7th Dec. | Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria | — |
| 12 | Scarlet Fever | 11th Dec. | Not suffering | 2nd Jan. |
The corrected number of notifications would be—
| Poplar | 534 — 7 = | 527 or 9.43 per 1000 living |
| Bromley | 516 — 15 = | 501 or 7.76 „ |
| Bow | 345 — 9 = | 336 or 8.28 „ |
| Borough of Poplar | 1395 — 31 = | 1364 or 8.47 „ |