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Poplar 1916

Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow

Published
1917
Author
Alexander, Frederick William.
Pages
195
Tables
150

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    The Registrar-General has been good enough to furnish the following figures with reference to the number of inhabited houses in the registration sub-districts within the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar according to the Census of 1911, viz.:—
    Kind of Dwelling.Number of Inhabited Buildings in Sub-Districts.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
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    The corrected number of births with additions and subtractions is as follows:—*
    Males.Females.Totals.
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    At the beginning of the year 1916 the Registrar-General afforded the following information:—
    Inward Transfers.Outward Transfers.
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    The corrected total births for the Borough, according to Registrar General, is:—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    The corrected number of illegitimate births belonging to the Borough, according to the Registrar General, is:—
    Males.Females.Total.
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    The annual birth rate per 1,000 living being:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of PopularCountry of London
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    The annual marriage rate per 1,000 living being :—
    Poplar and Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.County of London.
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    Annual marriage of rate per 1,000 living beings:-
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Poplar.London.
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    The 920 deaths in Poplar included 5 illegitimate children, 3 male and 2 female; the 988 deaths in Bromley included 9 illegitimate children, 6 male and 3 female ; the 617 Bow deaths included 3 illegitimate children, 2 male and 1 female, making a total for the Borough of 17 deaths of illegitimate children.
    Males.Females.Totals.
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    The excess of births over deaths was as follows:—
    Males.Females.Total Gain.
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    The following figures are the death rates per 1,000 living for the past 10 years (see page 1):—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.County of London
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    Death rates per 1,000 living.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.County of London.
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    Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Death rates per 1,000 living.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes.
    Poplar.BromleyBow.Borough of Poplar.
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    There were 164 deaths of children under one year of age belonging to Poplar, 210 deaths under one year of age belonging to Bromley, and 98 deaths under one year of age belonging to Bow, making a total for the Borough of 472.† The death rates of children under one year per 1,000 births for the past 10 years being :—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.County of London.
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    Summary.
    District.Notifications.Actual Cases.Midwives' Notifications.Notified by Midwives only.
    (1.)(2.)(3.)(4.)
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    The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age was 538 for Poplar, 552 for Bromley, and for Bow 322, making a total for the Borough of Poplar of 1,412. The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past 10 years being:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    The number of deaths over 65 years was 218 for Poplar, 226 for Bromley, and 197 for Bow, making a total of 641 for the whole Borough. The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past 10 years being:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    TUBERCULAR DISEASES. See Table XXI., page 58. (Deaths at all ages.)
    PoplarBromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Death rates per 1,000 persons living.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    PHTHISIS. Deaths (all ages).
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1916, to the 30th December, 1916, in Poplar (Whole Borough).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 16565 and upwards.Total Primary NotificationsUnder 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary NotificationsPoor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1916, to the 30th December, 1916, in Poplar (Sub-District).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total Primary NotificationsUnder 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary NotificationsPoor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1916, to the 30th December, 1916, in Bromley (Sub-District).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total Primary NotificationsUnder 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary NotificationsPoor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1916, to the 30th December, 1916, in Bow (Sub-District).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Primary NotificationsUnder 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary NotificationsPoor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    Number of Notifications on Form D. (Cases Discharged from Poor Law Institutions and Sanatoria.)
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Totals.
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    List of Non-Pulmonary Cases (for Borough).
    Form A.Form B
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    Continued from previous page...
    Form A.Form B.
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    Poplar (Whole Borough).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.
    Number of Notifications.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Notifications
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    Poplar (Sub-District).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.
    Number of Notifications.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Notifications
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    Bromley (Sub-district).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.
    Number of Notifications.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Notifications
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    Bow (Sub-District).
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.
    Number of Notifications.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwardsTotal Notifications
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    TABLE I. Deaths during the year 1916 in the Poplar Sub-District of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.
    Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics: public institutions being shown as separate localities.1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal.
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    TABLE II. Deaths during the year 1916 in the Bromley Sub-District of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.
    Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics: public institutions being shown as separate localities.1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal.
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    TABLE III. Deaths during the year 1916 in the Bow Sub-District of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.
    Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics: public institutions being shown as separate localities.1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal.
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    The following deaths have been included in the Mortality Statistics of the respective Sub-districts as there is no reason fcr believing that such deaths will be shown in the Mortality Tables of some other District:—
    Poplar (Sub District).
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    TABLE IV. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1916 and Previous Years. Poplar (Whole Borough).
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths†Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett
    of Non-residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.*Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    Number.*Rate per 1000 Nett Births.Number.*Rate
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    TABLE V. Vital Statistics during 1916 and Previous Years. Poplar Sub-District.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable DeathsfNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.
    of Non-residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.*Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    Number.*Rate per 1000 Nett Births.Number.*Rate.
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    TABLE VI. Vital Statistics during 1916 and Previous Years. Bromley Sub-District.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths†Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.
    of Non-residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year oi Age.At all Ages.
    Number.*Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    Number.*Rate per 1000 Nett Births.Number.*Rate.
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    TABLE VII. Vital Statistics during 1916 and Previous Years. Bow Sub-District.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths †Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.*Rate.of Non-residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.*Rate per 1000 Nett Births.Number.*Rate.
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    TABLE VIII. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1916 and previous years. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
    Names of Localities.Borough.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births Registered. (Nett.)Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births Registered. (Nett.)Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births Registered. (Nett.)Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births Registered. (Nett.)Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE IX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. The Borough. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.
    Causes of Death (see pags 41).Nett Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto.Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions. &c.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Poplar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions.
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    TABLE X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Sub-District of Poplar. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.
    Causes of Death (see page 41).Nett Deaths in whole Sub-District at subjoined Ages.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-District (at all ages) belonging thereto.Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Poplar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions.
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    TABLE XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Sub-District of Bromley. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.
    Causes of Death (see page 41).Nett Deaths in whole Sub-District at subjoined Ages.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-District (at all ages) belonging thereto.Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Poplar union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions.
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    TABLE XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Sub-District of Bow. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1916.
    Causes of Death (see page 41).Nett Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined Ages.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-Districts(at all ages) belonging thereto.Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Poplar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions
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    TABLE XIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Resident and Non-Resident included.)
    Causes of Death (see page 41).Poplar Union WorkhouseSick Asylum.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.Nett total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough.
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    TABLE XIV METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR Whole Borough. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1916. Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death (see page 41).Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Nett total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE XV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Sub-District Infantile Mortality during the Year 1916. Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death (see page 41).Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Nett total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE XVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Sub-District. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1916. Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death (see pages 41).Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Nett total Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE XVII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bow Sub-District. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1916. Nett Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death (see page 41).Under 1 week.1-2 weeks2-3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Nett total Deaths under 1 year.
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    The following death rates for the year 1916 are interesting when compared with one another:—
    Annual Rate per 1,000 persons living.Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000 Births.
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    TABLE XVIII (1916).
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated population to the middle of 1915.Notifications. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.Births. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.Zymotic Deaths. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.Death-rate per 1,000 living.Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births.
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    TABLE XIX.—The Year 1916.
    Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1915.Persons to an Acre 1915. *Births.Deaths.The Deaths registered include
    Deaths ofDeaths from
    Infants under One Year of agePersons aged 65 Years and upwards.Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhoea. and Enteritis.Violence.Inquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE XX.—The Year 1916.
    Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living.Annual Rate per 1.000 Births.Annual Death RatePercentage to Total
    BirthsDeaths from aU causes.Deaths from
    Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet ' Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping Cough.Fever.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis. †Deaths under One YearAged 1 to 65 years.Aged 65 years& upwardsInquest cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE XXI. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Deaths, during the year ended 31st December, 1916, excluding non-Parishioners and including deaths in outlying Institutions. POPLAR (SUB-DISTRICT). Estimated Population 53,874 Deaths from all causes 920
    (All ages.)Total Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 of population.Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths
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    TABLE XXII. POPLAR (SUB-DISTRICT). List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions, etc. during the year ended 30th December, 1916.
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    TABLE XXIII. BROMLEY (SUB-DISTRICT). List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions, etc., during the year ended 30th December, 1916.
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    TABLE XXIV. BOW (SUB-DISTRICT). List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions, etc., during the year ended 30th December, 1916.
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    TABLE XXV. METROPOLITAN BOROUC4H OF POPLAR. Borough of Poplar. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1916.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole Borough.Total Cases notified in each Sub-District.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District.
    At all Ages.At Ages-Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total Cases Removed.
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    TABLE XXVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Sub-District. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1916.
    Cases Notified in whole Sub-District.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub-District.
    Notifiable Disease.At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25." 25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards
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    TABLE XXVII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Sub-District. Cases of Infectious Disease notifiel during the Year 1916.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in whole Sub-District.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub-District.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.15 and upwards.
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    TABLE XXVIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bow Sub-District. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1916.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in whole Sub-District.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub-District.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.05 and upwards.
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    Institutions. Notifications of parishioners from Institutions (excluding cases which had been notified before admission) within the sub-districts of Poplar and Bromley were as follows:—
    Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
    Zymotic Enteritis.Utiicken-pox.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Zymotic Enteritis.Chicken-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.
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    POPLAR SUB-DISTRICT.
    No.Disease (notified) with which patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital.Date of Admission.Report from Hospital.Date returned home from Hospital
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    BROMLEY SUB-DISTRICT.
    No.Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital.Date of Admission.Report from Hospital.Date returned home from Hospital.
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    BOW.
    No.Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital.Date of Admission.Report from Hospital.Date returned home from Hospital.
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    The numbers of case3 wrongly notified and removed to Infectious Diseases Hospitals during the past 10 years have been as follows:—
    Poplar cases.Percentage of mistakes to total admission.Metropolitan cases.Percentage of mistakes to total admission.
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    The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
    Sub-District, &c.Rooms.BedsMattresses and PalliassesPillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
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    The output of fluid during each month of the year 1916 was as follows: —
    Manufactured Gallons.Broken down to Gallons and Distributed
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    The fluid was distributed as follows:—
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    The cost of material in manufacturing 26,790 (strong) gallons of the electrolytic fluid was as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1916, and Expenditure for Half-year ended 30th September, 1916, average Expenditure for Three Years ended 31st March, 1916, Estimate for Year ended 31st March, 1917, and for Year ending 31st March, 1918.
    Expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1916.Average Expenditure for 3 years ended 31st March, 1916.Estimate for year ended 31st March, 1917.Expenditure for half-year ended 30th Sept., 1916.Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1918.No.
    ££££££££££
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    The following number of persons from Common Lodging Houses within and without the Borough of Poplar were cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station, Glaucus Street, during the year ended 31st December, 1916.
    Common Lodging House, etc.Male.FemaleTotal.
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    1915. 1st October to 31st December.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
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    1916. 1st January to 31st March.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead
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    158 cases of erysipelas were notified during the year : 54 Poplar, 66 Bromley, and 38 Bow. 40 patients were isolated as follows:—
    Poplar Sub-District.
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    The number of Scarlet Fever cases notified for the three sub-districts and the deaths which occurred for the past ten years were as follows:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    The Typhoid Fever cases notified were:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Brough of Poplar.
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    Notifications per 1,000 living :—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Brough of Poplar.
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    Three cases of Typhoid Fever were stated by the patients or their friends to be due to eating shellfish, as follows:—
    No.Date. 1916.Age.Sex.Address.Remarks.
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    Respecting the stated causes and predisposing influences, etc., of some of the other cases, they are given below as received from the patients or their friends, viz.:—
    No.Date. 1916.Age.Sex.Address.Remarks.
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    Continued from previous page...
    No.Date. 1916.Age.Sex.Address.Remarks.
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    Cases notified:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Notifications per 1,000 living:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    The diphtheria and membranous croup patients, classified according to sex and school age, were as follows:— All Ages.
    Males.Females.Totals.
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    3 to 10 years.
    Males.Females.Totals.
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    School-age cases (three to ten years), per 100 cases notified (all ages):—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total percentage.
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    Deaths. Number of deaths for the past ten years was as follows:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of PoplarMortality per 100 cases notified.
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    WHOOPING COUGH. Deaths.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    INFLUENZA. Deaths.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    By Doctors—" Measles."
    District.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4th Quarter.Totals.Remarks.
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    By Doctors—" German Measles."
    District.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Totals.Remarks. By parents
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    By Other Persons *
    District.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Totals.Remarks.
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    " Measles "—Notified by Meiical Practitioners
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Measles—Notified by "Other Persons.”
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    " German Measles "—Notified by Medical Practitioners*
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    lst Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Grand Total.
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    Deaths. The following figures are the deaths from Measles for the past ten vears:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Deaths from dysentery are not included, but tabulated separately, and four fatal cases from this disease occurred in the Borough—1 Poplar, 3 Bromley, and 0 Bow. See Tables IX.—XII.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.London.
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    DIARRHAŒA,† UNDER ONE YEAR.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough
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    ENTERITIS,* UNDER ONE YEAR.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough.
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    DIARRHŒA † AND ENTERITIS * UNDER ONE YEAR.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough.
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    Notification of Zymotic Enteritis (Summer Diarrhoea). Notifiable from 1st June to 30th September.
    Age periods. Years.Number of notifications.Number of deaths.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.lotal.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total.
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    INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1916, were as follows:—
    Sub-Districts.Number of Inquests held in the Sub-Districts.Deduct Inquests held on nonparishioners.Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts.Total Inquests belonging to each Sub-District.Verdict from Violence.Verdict from Natural Causes.
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    For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1,000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XIX. and XX., page 57.
    Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non residents, were as follows:—Deaths occurring entirely outside the Borough, but belonging thereto.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.
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    The following is a list of the number of bodies received into the Council's Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, classified according to the ages of the deceased:—
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    The notification of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—
    Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
    Zymotic Enteric.Chicken pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.Puerperal Fever.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Erysipelas.Zymotic EntericSmall-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.Puerperal Fever.ErysipelasTotal.
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    The deaths were as follows:—
    Residents.Outlying.
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    Grosvenor, Hanbury, and Council Buildings.
    Causes of Death. (See page 41)Deaths belonging to Buildings at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions within and without Borough (at all ages).Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
    All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 2.2 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 45.45 and under 65.65 and upwards.Poplar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Bow Institution.Poplar Hospital.Outlying. Institutions.
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    SEAMEN'S LODGING HOUSES. Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
    No.Address of Premises.Lodgers.Keeper.
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    CANAL BOATS. For the year ended 31st December, 1916, the inspections and reports of the Inspectors respecting registered canal boats and non-registered canal boats were as follows:—
    Registered.Non-Registered.
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    TABLE A. Table giving number of, and inspections, etc., of Bakehouses, Laundries, Workshops, Workplaces, Places where food is prepared, Milk premises, Cowsheds, Slaughter-houses, Offensive Businesses, Ice Cream premises, Registered Houses Let in Lodgings, and Homeworkers' premises.
    Premises.On Register during year 1916.Number of Inspections.Number of Intimations.Number of Notices.Number of Final Notices.Number of Prosecutions.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    TABLE B. Workshops on Register (Male), 1916.
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    TABLE B—continued. Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed)
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    TABLE C.* See remarks in italics, page 121. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homeworkers. 1.—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimation.Statutory.Final.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.*
    Particulars. (1)Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions. (5)
    Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)
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    Table D.-Home Work.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers' List, Section 107.Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.*Outwork in infected premises,* Sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.†Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)
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    LIST OF OUTWORKERS, FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901 (S. 107).*
    Class of Homework.1916. Number of Lists received.Number of Addresses of Outworkers.
    Due Feb. 1st.Due Aug. 1st.Forwarded to other Authorities.Received from other Authorities.
    No. of Lists.No. of Outworkers.No. of Lists.No. of Outworkers.Due Feb. 1.Due Aug. 1.Due Feb. 1.Due Aug. 1.
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    TABLE E. Registered Workshops and Workplaces.
    Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
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    TABLE F. Other Matters.
    Class. (1)Number. (2)
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    Slaughter-Houses.
    Division.Reg. No.Premises and Tenant.
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    Cowhouses.
    Division.Reg. NoPremises and Tenant.
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    The results of the analyses of 740 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1916, the samples being as follows:—
    Sample.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal.
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    The following table shows the percentage of all adulterated samples found in the several years named:—
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    Administrative Action Regarding Samples Reported to be Not Genuine, etc. Quarter ended 31st March, 1916.
    Article.No.Result of Analysis.Proceedings.
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    Quarter ended 30th June, 1916.
    Article.No.Result of Analysis.Proceedings.
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    Quarter ended 30th September, 1916.
    Article.No.Result of Analysis.Proceedings.
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    Quarter ended 30th December, 1916.
    Article.No.Result of Analysis.Proceedings.
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    The following is the number of premises in each Sub-District of the Borough registered and in use under the above-mentioned Acts, up to and including 31st December, 1916, viz.:—
    Sub-District.Margarine.Butter.
    Wholesale Dealer.Manufacturer.Factory.Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended.
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    Determination of Closing and Demolition Orders, Section 17 (6)
    Name of Premises.Date of Closing Order.Date of determining Order.
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    Tabulated Statement of Inspections, of Insanitary Condition found existing, and of Re-inspections during the Period from 1st January, 1916, to 31st December, 1910.
    East combined. Mr. BullockWest combined. Mr. Johnson.Poplar South. Mr. Foad.Bromley North. Mr. Langley.Bromley Central. Mr. W. Johnson.Bow East. Mr. Field.Bow west. Mr Boyce.Totals.
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    Continued from previous page...
    East com bined Mr. BullockWest combined. Mr. Johnson.Poplar South. Mr. Foad.Bromley North. Mr. Langley.Bromley Central. Mr. W. Johnson.Bow East. Mr. Field.Low West. Mr. Boyce.Totals.
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    Police Court Proceedings
    No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c.Nature of Complaint.Date of Attendance at Police Court.Result.Name of Officer.
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    The following have also received constant attention throughout the year:—
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    Tabulated statement of Inspections of Insanitary Conditions found existing, and of Re-inspections, &c., during the twelve months ended 31st December, 1916.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total.
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    Tabulated Statement for year ended, December 30th, 1916.
    General.Chinese Quarter*
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    Continued from previous page...
    General.Chinese Quarter.*
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    Still-births.
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    Mothers who had had previous still-births—
    One.Two.Three.Four.FiveNineTotal.
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    Visiting.
    Council's Health Visitors.Poplar Infant Care Assocn.The Royal College of St. Katharine.Total.
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    Vital Statistics, 1915.
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    The feeding of the infants visited during the first six months of life was as follows:-