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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DIPHTHERIA, INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
Notifications ; Deaths ; Bacteriological Examinations ; Errors
in Diagnosis ; Isolation ; The Diphtheria Anti-toxin
(London) Order, 1910.
Notifications.
250 cases of diphtheria were notified in Poplar, 253 cases were notified in
Bromley, and 195 cases were notified in Bow, making a total of 698 cases
for the whole Borough.
Cases notified :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 104 | 124 | 11 | 339 |
| 1917 | 148 | 150 | 68 | 366 |
| 1918 | 124 | 137 | 44 | 365 |
| 1919 | 93 | 128 | 99 | 320 |
| 1920 | 250 | 253 | 195 | 698 |
| Notifications per 1,000 living:— | ||||
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar | |
| 1916 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 2.83 | 2.18 |
| 1917 | 2.97 | 261 | 1.87 | 2 .55 |
| 1918 | 2.55 | 2 45 | 1.25 | 2.18 |
| 1919 | 1.74 | 2.08 | 2.55 | 2.08 |
| 1920 | 4.50 | 3.95 | 4.83 | 4 36 |
Deaths; Number of deaths for the past five years was as follows:—
| 1917 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 6.28 |
| 1918 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 10.16 |
| 1919 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 11.87 |
| 1920 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 59 | 8.45 |
For death rates from diphtheria, also see Table XVIII., page 43.