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Poplar 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Notifications.
There were 1,705 notifications of cases of infectious diseases, excluding
72 second notifications and 57 cases in which diagnosis was not confirmed.
The notification rate was 10.1, as against 13.8, 12.9, 6.6, 9.2,
and 9.8 for the preceding five years.

Table: Number of Cases Occurring in Institutions.Notifications of parishioners from Institutions (excluding cases which had been notified before admission) within the Borough were as follows:—

Number of Cases Occurring in Institutions.

Notifications of parishioners from Institutions (excluding cases which had been notified before admission) within the Borough were as follows:—

Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
Diphtheria. |Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Smallpox.Puerperal Fever.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Zymotic Enteritis.Pneumonia (all forms).Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Smallpox.Puerperal Fever.Zymotic Enteritis.Pneumonia (all forms).
Poplar Institution9..1........17..1*......1*3*
St. Andrew's Hospital71†15†..........1**..5**........
Bow Institution3..1..........2..............
Bromley House InstitutionClosed
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Langley House, 54, East India Dock Road7....7..............7**........
Poplar Hospital21†..1†..........1**..1**........

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Admitted intoSt. Andrew's Hospital.
** Removed to M.A.B. Hospitals.
† Staff.
Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Five cases of infectious disease (3 scarlet fever, I diphtheria and 1
erysipelas) were connected with milk shops. One case of diphtheria was
associated with an itinerant vendor of milk.