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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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36 cases of infectious disease occurred in homeworkers' premises—
8 diphtheria, 26 scarlet fever, 1 erysipelas and 1 measles.
No notice was served under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901,
Sections 108 and 110. Where there was any risk of infection the work
was discontinued, and any work found on the premises was disinfected
before being returned.
Removal of Cases of Notifiable Diseases to Hospital.
| Disease. | M.A.B. Hospitals | Poor Law Institutions. | General Hospitals etc. | Total Removals. | Percentage of cases notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 1 | — | — | 1 | 100. |
| Diphtheria | 355 | 2 | — | 357 | 98.6 |
| Erysipelas | 1* | 50 | — | 51 | 53.7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 704 | — | — | 704 | 98.5 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 85.7 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 46.7 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Encephalitis Lethar gica | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 60.0 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6.3 |
| Pneumonia | 134 | 1 | 135 | 24.9 | |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100. |
| Zymotic Enteritis | — | 15 | — | 15 | 15.9 |
| Malaria | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100. |
| Totals | 1073 | 205 | 11 | 1289 | 68.1 |
* Admitted with Scarlet Fever.
N.B.—Cases reported to be "not suffering" have been excluded
from above table.