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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 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Respecting the stated causes and predisposing influences, etc., of some of the other cases, they are given below as received from the patients or their friends, viz.:—

Respecting the stated causes and predisposing influences, etc., of some of the other cases, they are given below as received from the patients or their friends, viz.:—

No.Date. 1915.Age.Sex.Address.Remarks.
1Jan. 8th49M.St. Leonard's AvenueAdmitted to Sick Asylum 8th January, and died 16th January. W.C. pan foul and no flush.
221st May35M.Powis Road (Bromley)Alleged gland trouble. Died in Sick Asylum 19th May.
322nd June37F.Desart StreetOriginally notified as zymotic enteritis, Widal reaction subsequently obtained apparent primary cause "miscarriage," and had caught bad smell from dead boidy (father-in-law) whilst lying in coffin.
428th June19M.Paradise Cottages, Gray StreetBoiler scaler. Was exceedingly fond of fried fish, especially skate, and had eaten fish up to within three days of illness commencing.
514th July13M.Charles TerraceWidal reaction obtained. Had been bathing in river. The water was very dirty and patient had caught a chill.
627th July52F.Imperial StreetHad eaten over-ripe bananas.
74th Sept.34M.Rook StreetHad partaken of jellied eels a month previously.
88th Sept.10M.Devons RoadHad partaken of a meat-pie, at a school treat at Loughton.

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18 cases of typhoid fever were notified during the year, but in a
number of instances no causes or predisposing influences were stated.
Errors of Diagnosis.
Two cases sent to Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals from
Poplar, were certified (see lists, pages 74-77) as not suffering from
typhoid fever.