London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Poplar 1928

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

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100
Pneumonia .
547 cases of Acute Primaiy Pneumonia and 15 cases of Acute Influenzal
Pneumonia were notified during the year, 134 of the patients being treated
in hospitals. 94 notified patients died—87 Acute Primary Pneumonia
and 7 Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Malaria .
One case of Malaria was notified during the year. Patient was treated
at home.
Dysentery.
One case of Dysentery was notified. Patient died in the London
Hospital. A patient who died in another hospital outside the Borough
was not notified.
ALTERED DIAGNOSIS CASES.
151 patients who had been notified as suffering from infectious disease
were later certified to be suffering from some condition other than that
which was notified:—
83 Scarlet Fever; 64 Diphtheria; 1 Enteric Fever; and
3 Encephalitis Lethargica.

The final diagnosis in the 83 Scarlet Fever cases was:—

Tonsilitis4
Mumps and Rhinitis1
Erythema11
Scarlatiniform Rash1
Measles7
German Measles2
Diphtheria1
Purpura1
Stomatitis1
Urticaria2
Vincent's Angina1
Chickenpox1
Disease not specified*50
83

*These were reported "Negative case", "Not notifiable", etc.