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Poplar 1902

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

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Table: number of cases wrongly notified in Poplar and removed to Infectious Diseases Hospitals have been as follows :—

number of cases wrongly notified in Poplar and removed to Infectious Diseases Hospitals have been as follows :—

Percentage of mistakes in total cases.
PoplarLondon
189949 cases8.46.3
190060 „7.37.9
1901131 .,13.19.2

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Three cases of small-pox and one of scarlet fever were connected
with milkshops in Poplar. Three cases of chicken-pox, one of
typhoid fever and one of scarlet fever were connected with milkshops
in Bromley. Two cases of small-pox, two of chicken pox and
one of scarlet fever were connected with like premises in Bow.
The sale of milk was stopped until after the premises and utensils
had been disinfected.
For notices which had been received from Port Sanitary
Authorities respecting passengers coming to the Borough of Poplar
see page 60.
Fifty-six outworkers were connected with infectious cases notified!
12 in Poplar, 24 in Bromley, and 20 in Bow. The usual notices
were given.

Table: DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. The following figures give the number of premises disinfected and the number of times the Council's apparatus was used for the three parishes, it being seen some thousands of articles were disinfected.

DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. The following figures give the number of premises disinfected and the number of times the Council's apparatus was used for the three parishes, it being seen some thousands of articles were disinfected.

Number of private premises disinfected by Council.Number of premises from which articles were removed to Council's apparatus.
Poplar778680
Bromley983945
Bow492459
22532084