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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Cases of Notifiable Diseases Treated in Hospitals.
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | L.C.C. Fever Hospitals. | Other L.C.C. Institutions . | General Hospitals, etc. | Total Removals. | Percentage of cases notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 101 | 101 | _ | _ | 101 | 100 |
| Chickenpox | 1,103 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 4.4 |
| Diphtheria | 330 | 324 | 2 | 2 | 328 | 99.4 |
| Erysipelas | 99 | 1* | 40 | 5 | 46 | 46.5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 537 | 526 | — | — | 526 | 97.9 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 100. |
| Puerperal Fever | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 93.3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 23 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 95.6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 100. |
| Encephalitis Lethargic® | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 75. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 37 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5.4 |
| Pneumonia (Primary) | 578 | 1† | 178 | 28 | 207 | 35.8 |
| Pneumonia (Influenzal) | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 81 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8.6 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 100. |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 100. |
| Totals | 2,952 | 1,008 | 262 | 56 | 1,326 | 44.9 |
* Admitted with Chickenpox.
f† Admitted with Diphtheria.
N.B.—Cases reported to be "not suffering" have been excluded from above
table.
| Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever | Enteric Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 330 | 537 | 5 |
| 1931 Deaths | 10* | 3 | 0 |
| Fatality Rate | 3.o | 0-5 | 0.0 |
* 1 non-notified case not included.
Scarlet Fever.
The total notifications received numbered 583 and the total removals
were 572. Of these, 46 cases were later certified to be not suffering from