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Poplar 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths.
Three Poplar parishioners died from typhoid fever, two fatal cases
occurred among the Bromley patients, and no deaths among the Bow,
making a total of five deaths in 32 (corrected) cases.
DIPHTHERIA, INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
Notifications; Sex and School Age; Deaths; Bacteriological
Examinations; Errors in Diagnosis; Isolation; The
Diphtheria Anti-toxin (London) Order, 1910,
Notifications.
One hundred and forty-eight cases of diphtheria were notified in
Poplar, 150 cases were notified in Bromley, and 68 cases were notified in
Bow, making a total of 366 cases for the whole Borough.
Cases notified:—
| Poplar. | Bromley | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1916 | 104 | 124 | 111 | 339 |
| 1917 | 148 | 150 | 68 | 366 |
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