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Poplar 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XXVII. 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. | Under 1. | 1 to 5. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
| 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera, Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 154 | 2 | 63 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ... | *123 |
| Erysipelas | 104 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 9 | †18 |
| Scarlet Fever | 243 | 2 | 56 | 154 | 20 | 11 | ... | ... | 227 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 13 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ‡12 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ¶4 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | §2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 30 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 208 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 44 | 91 | 46 | 4 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 108 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 933 | 51 | 167 | 351 | 108 | 155 | 88 | 13 | 386 |
* See page 150. † See page 142. ‡ See page 148. ¶ See page 130. $ See page 163.