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Poplar 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Bacteriological Examinations of Doubtful and
Convalescent Cases.
Eighteen specimens of blood from doubtful cases of typhoid fever
were forwarded to the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine. In
six instances (33.33 per cent.) the typhoid (Widal) reaction was obtained.
Deaths.
Three Poplar parishioners died from typhoid fever, three fatal cases
occurred among the Bromley patients, and no deaths among the Bow,
making a total of six deaths in 18 cases.
DIPHTHERIA, INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
Notifications; Sex and School Age; Deaths; Bacteriological
Examinations; Errors in Diagnosis; Condition of House
Drainage; Isolation; The Diphtheria Anti-toxin (London)
Order, 1910; Diphtheria and London County Council Schools.
Notifications.
Eighty-six cases of diphtheria were notfied in Poplar, 120 cases were notified in Bromley, and 104 cases were notified in Bow, making a total of 310 cases for the whole Borough.
Cases notified:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 69 | 67 | 109 | 245 |
| 1907 | 110 | 138 | 110 | 358 |
| 1908 | 66 | 174 | 74 | 314 |
| 1909 | 82 | 85 | 43 | 210 |
| 1910 | 66 | 70 | 39 | 175 |
| 1911 | 89 | 130 | 64 | 283 |
| 1912 | 85 | 97 | 70 | 252 |
| 1913 | 92 | 110 | 143 | 345 |
| 1914 | 89 | 154 | 109 | 352 |
| 1915 | 86 | 120 | 104 | 310 |
*Thirteen cases were removed to hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
and four were treated in other institutions. (See page 114).