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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 1957

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

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Table: The number of cases remaining on the register at 31st December, 1957, after adjustment in respect of deaths and transfers, was as follows:-

The number of cases remaining on the register at 31st December, 1957, after adjustment in respect of deaths and transfers, was as follows:-

PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTOTAL
Males41565480
Females28461345
699126825

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Mass Radiography
No Mass Radiography Survey was carried out during the year.
Whooping Cough
There were 120 cases of whooping cough notified during the yea as compared
with 174 the previous year. 69% occurred in children below 5 years of age and 13%
in children below 1 year. This disease shows little variation over the years and
in view of the age group attacked, predominantly in children below 5 years, it must
still be regarded as one of the most serious diseases of childhood because of the
possibility of sequelae.
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