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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The final diagnosis in the 85 Diphtheria cases was:—
| Tonsillitis, etc | 20 |
| Stomatitis | 1 |
| Naso-pharyngitis | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 |
| Acute Coryza | 1 |
| Chronic otorrhoea | 1 |
| Bilateral otitis media | 1 |
| Measles | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of lungs and larynx | 1 |
| Syphilis | 1 |
| Disease not specified | *56 |
| 85 |
* These were reported "Negative case," "Not notifiable," etc.
In addition, there were 13 cases reported as Bacteriological Diphtheria.
These have been included as cases of Diphtheria.
Cancer.
The number of deaths from Cancer for the last ten years is shown below:—
| Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 122 | 93 | 215 |
| 1927 | 120 | 120 | 240 |
| 1928 | 115 | 89 | 204 |
| 1929 | 114 | 96 | 210 |
| 1930 | 136 | 75 | 211 |
| 1931 | 121 | 100 | 221 |
| 1932 | 130 | 75 | 205 |
| 1933 | 116 | 89 | 205 |
| 1934 | 123 | 126 | 249 |
| 1935 | 129 | 92 | 221 |