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Poplar 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section VI.
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Notifications .
2,612 cases of Infectious Disease were notified during the year. In
addition there were 151 cases notified as Infectious Diseases but in which
the diagnosis was not confirmed. The notification rate was 16.1, compared
with 11.3 in 1927,13.8 in 1926,10.1 in 1925, 9.8 in 1924, 9.2 in 1923, and
6.6 in 1922.
Cases of Infectious Disease Occurring in Institutions.
Cases of Infectious Disease Occurring in Institutions.
(This Table does not include cases admitted with the disease.)
| Total Cases. | Notifications. | Removals. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickenpox | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Smallpox. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Acute Poliomyelitis | Acute Polioencephalitis. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Pneumonia (all forms). | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Smallpox. | Puerperal Fever. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Pneumonia (all forms). | ||
| Poplar Institution | 10 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 3* | .. | .. | .. | 3* | 2* |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 58 | 3 | 16† | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 27 | 16** | .. | 2** | 1* | .. | .. | .. |
| Bow Institution | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bromley House Institution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Langley House, 54, East India Dock Road | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1** | .. | 3** | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poplar Hospital | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5§ | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1§ | .. | .. | 5** | .. | .. | .. | .. |
* Admitted to St. Andrew's Hospital. ** Removed to M. A.B. Hospitals.
† 1 Staff. §1 Staff.
Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and Homeworkers' Premises.
One case of infectious disease occurred in a family connected with the
sale of bottled milk. The sale of milk was stopped until the premises
were disinfected.