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Poplar 1962

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

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SECTION E
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The total number of corrected notifications of Infectious diseases for
1962 was 418 as compared with 1,607 for the previous year.
This decrease was mainly due to the fall in the number of cases of measles
notified.
DIPHTHERIA.
There were no confirmed cases of diphtheria in the Borough during the
year.
DySENTERY.
The total of confirmed cases of dysentery was 31, of which number the
greater part were children of five years and under. The majority of cases
were isolated and not connected.
FOOD POISONING.
There was a decline in the number of cases notified, 17 as compared with
the total of 30 for 1961. There were no outbreaks.
MEASLES.

Table: The cyclic nature of this disease is clearly illustrated by the totals for the past four years of cases notified;

The cyclic nature of this disease is clearly illustrated by the totals for the past four years of cases notified;

1962232
19611,333
1960247
19591,166

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POLIOMYELITIS.
There were no cases of Poliomyelitis notified to the Department during
the year.
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