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Poplar 1927

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

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85
Section VI.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Notifications.
1,895 cases of Infectious Disease were notified during the year. In
addition there were 161 cases notified as Infectious Diseases but in which
the diagnosis was not confirmed. The notification rate was 11.3, compared
with 13.8 in 1926, 10.1 in 1925, 9.8 in 1924, 9.2 in 1923, and
6.6 in 1922.

Table: Cases of Infectious Disease Occurring in Institutions. (This Table does not include cases admitted with the disease.)

Cases of Infectious Disease Occurring in Institutions. (This Table does not include cases admitted with the disease.)

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 Institution10..6..........4..3*..........
St. Andrew's Hospital3120 †2 ‡3......5119**..2**........
Bow Institution22§..............2**............
Bromley House Institution1..1..........................
Langley House, 54, East India DockRoad1..............1............1*
Poplar Hospital................................

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Admitted intoSt. Andrew's Hospital. ** Removed to M.A.B. Hospitals.
‡2 Staff. †2 Staff. § 1 Staff.
Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
Two cases of infectious disease occurred in families connected with the
sale of milk, and no dairy premises were associated with infectious disease
during the year.