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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 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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1st quarter. 2nd quarter. 3rd quarter. 4th quarter. Total.
| Poplar | — | 5 | 4 | ||
| Bromley | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Bow | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
Notifications per 1,000 living:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| 1916 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| 1917 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.27 |
| 1918 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.02 | |
| 1919 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
Isolation. Ten cases in Poplar, three in Bromley and five in Bow were removed to various hospitals, as follows:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Sick Asylum | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
Errors of Diagnosis.
One case sent to a Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital from Poplar
was certified as not suffering from typhoid fever.