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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 1936

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

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Table: Cases Notified and Visited.

Cases Notified and Visited.

Number of notifications received5
Very slight cases1
Sight of one eye damaged—
Recovered5
Occurred in Institutions4
Occurred in the practice of medical practitioners—
Occurred in the practice of midwives1
Admitted to hospital as in-patients4
Treated as hospital out-patients1
Treated privately—
Visited by nurse2

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Zymotic Enteritis.
During the months of June, July, August and September the clinical
condition of Enteritis and vomiting is notifiable in this Borough, and
during that period of 1936 there were 42 cases notified in children under
five years of age and of these 13 died—12 under 1 year of age and 1 two
years of age.
Of the 42 cases notified 35 occurred at home and 7 in institutions.
Fourteen of the cases were treated at home and 28 in institutions.
Of the 14 treated at home one died, and of the 28 treated in institutions
12 died.
In spite of careful inquiries no common factor was discovered.

Table: Summary of Cases under Five Years of Age.

Summary of Cases under Five Years of Age.

Month Notified.Number of casesPlace of onset.Treated.Died.
At home.In Institution.At home.In Institution.At home.In Institution.
June10915513
July15123411—6
August99—54——
September853—8—3
Totals423571428112

Table: Age Groups:—

Age Groups:—

Under 1 year28
1 to 2 years11
2 to 3 years2
3 to 4 years1
4 to 5 years—
42