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Poplar 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Public Health (Puerperal Fever and, Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations, 1926.
The Consulting Obstetrician appointed under the above Regulations,
Dr. Malcolm Donaldson, was not called in to any case during the year.
The following is a summary of the cases notified, etc., during the year:—
| Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | |
|---|---|---|
| Cases notified | 5 | 15* |
| Removed to L.C.C. Fever Hospitals | 3 | 2 |
| Treated in other Hospitals | 2 | 12 |
| Treated at home | — | 1 |
| Consultant called in | — | — |
| Deaths | 3** | 1† |
* Excludes one later reported to be Puerperal Fever.
** †See list of maternal deaths, page 124.
Continued and Typhus Fevers
No case of continued fever occurred. No case of typhus fever
occurred.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Six cases of Cerebro-Spinal Fever were notified and were treated in
hospital. In one case, the diagnosis was not confirmed, leaving a total of
5 cases. Four patients received serum treatment and one recovered.
The other three died (one in 1937).
One other case died soon after admission to hospital and did not
receive serum treatment.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
Three cases were notified and removed to hospital. In one case the
diagnosis was not confirmed, leaving 2 cases.
Acute Polio-Encephalitis.
No cases of Acute Polio-Encephalitis were notified.
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.
No cases were notified.
No deaths were certified as being due to Encephalitis Lethargica.