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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 1914
[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. | 1914. | |||
| 1 | Diphtheria | Dec. 5th 1914. | Scarlet Fever following Diphtheria | April 2nd |
| 2 | Scarlet Fever | Feb. 1st | Not suffering | Feb. 5th |
| 3 | Diphtheria | March 10th | Scarlet Fever as well as Diphtheria | May 30th |
| 4 | Do. | Feb. 17th | Not suffering | March 20th |
| 5 | Scarlet Fever | March 6th | Do. | March 27th |
| 6 | Diphtheria | Feb. 4th | Scarlet Fever following Diphtheria | June 4th |
| 7 | Do. | April 19th | Scarlet Fever and not Diphtheria | - |
| 8 | Scarlet Fever | May 12th | Not suffering | - |
| 9 | Do. | May 15th | Do. | - |
| 10 | Do. | May 15th | Do. | - |
| 11 | Do. | May 15th | Do. | - |
| 12 | Do. | May 15th | Do. | - |
| 13 | Diphtheria | June 10th | Do. | July 6th |
| 14 | Do. | July 2nd | Do. | - |
| 15 | Enteric Fever | Nov. 5th | Diphtheria and not Enteric | - |
| 10 | Scarlet Fever | Oct. 22nd | Not suffering | Nov. 20th |
| 17 | Diphtheria | Oct. 28th | Scarlet Fever as well as Diphtheria | Dec. 22nd |
| 18 | Scarlet Fever | Nov. 5th | Not suffering | Nov. 26th |
| 19 | Do. | Dec. 14th | Do. | - |
| 20 | Diphtheria | Nov. 18th | Do. | Dec. 21st |
The corrected number of notifications would be—
Poplar 459 — 16 = 443 or 7.92 per 1000 living.
Bromley 557 — 13 = 544 or 8.44 ,,
Bow 372 — 16 = 356 or 8.77 ,,
Borough of Poplar 1388 — 45 = 1343 or 8.34 „