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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Notifications, Hospital Accommodation and Outworkers.
There were 493 notifications of infectious diseases in Poplar,
412 in Bromley, and 246 in Bow, making a total of 1151 for the
Borough of Poplar; these do not include 42 second notifications.
In the above figures, no deductions have been made for cases
removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's hospitals, which wore
certified as not having a notifiable disease.
The notification rate per 1000 living being :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 16.2 | - |
| 10.6 | 12.9 | 16.2 | - | - |
| 1895 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 15.8 | — |
| 1896 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 | - |
| 1897 | 11.49 | 14.50 | 16.04 | — |
| 1898 | 9.57 | 9.61 | 6.39 | — |
| 1899 | 8.99 | 7.98 | 6 .70 | — |
| 1900 | 12.50 | 8.36 | 7.04 | — |
| 1901 | 9.68 | 11.72 | 5.73 | 9.52 |
| 1902 | 17.19 | 19.77 | 15.65 | 17.84 |
| 1903 | 8.34 | 6.06 | 5.81 | 6.79 |