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Poplar 1964
[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 1964 was 842 as compared with 1,125 for the previous
year.
This difference was mainly due to the lower number of cases of
Measles notified.
DIPHTHERIA
There were no confirmed cases of Diphtheria in the Borough during
the year.
DYSENTERY
The total confirmed cases of Dysentery was 179, of which 110 were
children of five years and under. The majority of cases were isolated
outbreaks not connected.
FOOD POISONING
No cases of food poisoning were notified during the year.
POLIO' IYELITIS
There were no cases of Poliomyelitis notified to the Department
during the year.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY
I am indebted to Dr.D.J.Lawless, O.B.E., Medical Director of Mass Radiography Unit 6B of the North-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, for the following details of visits made to the Borough during the year 1964'
| Dates | Location | Number X-rayed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| November 2nd-12th | St.Clement's Hospital | 603 | 479 | 1,082 |
| " l6th-19th | Bromley High Street | 522 | 315 | 837 |
| Nov.23rd-Dec.3rd | Poplar Baths | 1,094 | 692 | 1,786 |
| TOTALS; | 2,219 | 1,486 | 3,705 | |