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Poplar 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XXI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley 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 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Cholera, Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 292 | 9 | 121 | 130 | 24 | 8 | ... | ... | 287* |
| Erysipelas | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 15† |
| Scarlet Fever | 181 | 1 | 73 | 86 | 16 | 5 | ... | ... | 173‡ |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4¶ |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 9§ |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1** |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1†† |
| Acute Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 140 | ... | 8 | 16 | 28 | 60 | 24 | 4 | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 40 | ... | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 31 | 8 | 12 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 272 | 37 | 90 | 34 | 14 | 45 | 26 | 26 | ... |
| Malaria | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1,026 | 64 | 315 | 288 | 105 | 149 | 66 | 39 | 500 |
* See page 63. † See page 60 ‡ See page 60. ¶ See page 61. § See page 59.
** See page 67. †† See page 67.