Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Sub-District.
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards | |||
| Small-pox | 43 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| Cholera, Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 217 | 5 | 83 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2141 |
| Erysipelas | 20 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9† |
| Scarlet Fever | 111 | 2 | 36 | 58 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 103 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6¶ |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3§ |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargic a | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 150 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 63 | 31 | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 50 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 48 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | ... |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trench Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 181 | 27 | 84 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 9 | ... |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Totals | 851 | 62 | 230 | 2.0 | 88 | 122 | 75 | 54 | 385 |
* See page 63. † See page 60. ‡ See page 60. ¶ See page 61.
§ See page 59. ** See page 67.
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