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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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ENTERITIS* UNDER ONE YEAR.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 1917 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 1918 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 1919 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 1920 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
DIARRHŒA- AND ENTERITIS, UNDER ONE YEAR.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 73 |
| 1917 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 57 |
| 1918 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 1919 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 58 |
| 1920 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
Notification of Zymotic Enteritis (Summer Diarrhœa). Notifiable from 1st June to 30th September.
| Age periods. Years. | Number of notifications. | Total | Number of deaths. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | Bromley. | Bow. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | |||
| Under 1 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 58 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 42 |
| 1—5 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5—15 | 7 | 7 | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 15—25 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 25—45 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 45—65 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| All ages—totals | 55 | 55 | 18 | 128 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 55 |
*Under the heading of "Enteritis" are included deaths registered as due to
enteritis, muco-enteritis, gastro-onteritis, and gastro-intestinal catarrh.