Report on the sanitary condition of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District with vital statistics

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TABLE 1. (A)Table of Deathsduring the year 1894., in the POPLAR Division 0f the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localtties.

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TABLE II. (A) Table of Deaths during the year 1894, in the BROMLEY Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

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TABLE III. The year 1894.

	Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1893-	Persons to an Acre (1894.)	Births.	Deaths	Deaths of		Principal Zymotic Diseases	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Deaths from		Fever.	Diarrhoea.	Violence.	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.
	Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1893-	Persons to an Acre (1894.)	Births.	Deaths	Infants under Year of Age.	Persons aged 65 Years and upwards	Principal Zymotic Diseases	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhoea.	Violence.	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE IV. The year 1894.

Annual Rate per 1000 Persons Living.											Annual Death Rate per 1000 living.		Percentage to Total Deaths.
Births.	Deaths from all causes.	Deaths from
		Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhoea	Violence.
		Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhoea	Violence.	Aged to 65 Years.	Aged 65 Years and upwards	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE V. POPLAR.

	1st	Quarters.		4th	Total.
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total.

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TABLE VI. BROMLEY.

	1St.	Quarters.		4th.	Total.
	1St.	2nd.	3rd.	4th.	Total.

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Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases, and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year ended 29th December, 1894, excluding non-Parishioners an I including deaths in outlying Institutions. Also the number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases and proportions to 1000 Births and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year. Estimated Population 57,226 Deaths from all causes 1115

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TABLE VIII. BROMLEY. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year ended 29th December, 1894, excluding non-Parishioners, and including deaths in outlying Institutions. Also the number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and Proportions to 1000 Births and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.

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TABLE IX. POPLAR. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1894.

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TABLE X. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1894.

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The births during the 52 weeks were:—

	Males.	Females.	Totals.

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The births exceeded the deaths as follows:—

	Males.	Females.	Total gain.

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INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths under one year of age was 290 in Poplar, and 387 in Bromley, giving death rates per 1000 births, which I have compared with other Eastern districts and London, as follows:—

	Deaths all Ages per 1000 living.	Deaths under one year per 1000 births.

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TABLE XI. (b)table of Population Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1894, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District ofPoplar (POPLAR), classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.			Population at all Ages.		Registered Births.	Aged under 5 or over 5.	New Cases of Sickness in each Knowledge of the Medical							Locality, coming to the Officer of Health.					Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
			Census 1891.	Estimated to middle of 1894.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.			Fevers.		Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.
			Census 1891.	Estimated to middle of 1894.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.

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TABLE XII. (B) Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1894, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of poplar (BROMLEY), classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.	Population at all Ages.		Registered Births.	Aged under 5 or over 5.	New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the Knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.												Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
	Census 1891.	Estimated to middle of 1894.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.			Fevers		Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.
	Census 1891.	Estimated to middle of 1894.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.

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The following Table is of great general interest:—

Sanitary Areas.	Estimated Population in the middle of 1894.	Notifications. Annual rate per 1000 persons living	Zymotic Deaths. Annual rate per 1000 persons living.	From all Causes. Death.rate per 1000 living.	Deaths of Infants under one year to 1000 births.

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POPLAR.

Date.	Number and Name of of Street.	Age of Patient	Sex.	Disease—how contracted.	Treated at Home (H) or Removal (R)

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BROMLEY.

Date.	Number and Name of Street.	Age of Patient.	Sex.	Disease—how contracted.	Treated at Home (H) or Removal (R)

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january to june, 1894.

	Births.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.

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1893. (39 Weeks.)

	Cases Notified.	Deaths.	Death Rate per 1000 living.

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Poplar.

	Under 5.	5 upwards.

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Rain.fall. Difference from average of 78 years- 4-98 inches.

	Estimated population to middle of year 1893.	Diphtheria.	Notifications per 1,000 living.

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1894. Rain-Jail. Difference from average of 79 years + 1.84 inches. 1

	Estimated population to middle of year 1894.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever.	Diphtheria. Notifications per 1,000 living.	Typhoid Fever. Notifications per 1,000 living.

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It is stated that females suffer from diphtheria more than males, and in support of this statement having analysed the notifications received during 1894, I give the following figures:—

	Males.	Females.

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The school age may be taken as from 3 years to to years. The figures for 1894 are as follows:—

	Males.	Three to ten years.			School age cases.
	Males.		Females.	Total.	Per 100 cases notified.

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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1894 were as follow:—

	Number of Inquests held in the parishes.	Deduct Inquests held on non-parishioners.	Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts.	Total Inquests belonging to each parish.	Verdict from Violence.	Verdict from Natural Causes

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For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables, page10.

	Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar and Bromley, not deducting non-residents, were as follow.		Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar and Bromley belonging thereto.
	Poplar.	Bromley.	Poplar.	Bromley.

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Registered Cause of Death among the Residents of Grosvenor Buildings.

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The outlying Institutions in which deaths happened were :—

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were placed under the supervision of the London County Council. The common lodging houses in Poplar and Bromley are as follow:—

Street or Place.	Authorised number of Lodgers.

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List of Sanitary Works carried out in Bromley, North Division, from 1st January, 1894, to 29th December, 1894.

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Table of Sanitary Works carried out for the year ending December 31st, 1894.

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APPENDIX. List of Sanitary Works carried out in Poplar North Division, for the Year ending 31st December, 1894.

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APPENDIX. Nature of Work executed in Poplar, South Division, during the year ending 31st December, 1894.

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Summary of Notices and Improvements carried out at the different Manufactories and Workshops in the Poplar and Bromley District, for the year ending December, 1894.

Nature of Nuisance.	Number of Notices served.	Cause of Nuisance.	How Remedied.

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Nature of Nuisance.	Number of Notices served.	Cause of Nuisance.	How Remedied.

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TABLE 1. (A)Table of Deathsduring the year 1894., in the POPLAR Division 0f the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localtties.

TABLE II. (A) Table of Deaths during the year 1894, in the BROMLEY Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

TABLE III. The year 1894.

TABLE IV. The year 1894.

TABLE V. POPLAR.

TABLE VI. BROMLEY.

TABLE IX. POPLAR. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1894.

TABLE X. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1894.

The births during the 52 weeks were:—

The births exceeded the deaths as follows:—

INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths under one year of age was 290 in Poplar, and 387 in Bromley, giving death rates per 1000 births, which I have compared with other Eastern districts and London, as follows:—

TABLE XI. (b)table of Population Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1894, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District ofPoplar (POPLAR), classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

TABLE XII. (B) Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1894, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of poplar (BROMLEY), classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

The following Table is of great general interest:—

POPLAR.

BROMLEY.

january to june, 1894.

1893. (39 Weeks.)

Poplar.

Rain.fall. Difference from average of 78 years- 4-98 inches.

1894. Rain-Jail. Difference from average of 79 years + 1.84 inches. 1

It is stated that females suffer from diphtheria more than males, and in support of this statement having analysed the notifications received during 1894, I give the following figures:—

The school age may be taken as from 3 years to to years. The figures for 1894 are as follows:—

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1894 were as follow:—

For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables, page10.

Registered Cause of Death among the Residents of Grosvenor Buildings.

The outlying Institutions in which deaths happened were :—

were placed under the supervision of the London County Council. The common lodging houses in Poplar and Bromley are as follow:—

List of Sanitary Works carried out in Bromley, North Division, from 1st January, 1894, to 29th December, 1894.

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Table of Sanitary Works carried out for the year ending December 31st, 1894.

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APPENDIX. List of Sanitary Works carried out in Poplar North Division, for the Year ending 31st December, 1894.

APPENDIX. Nature of Work executed in Poplar, South Division, during the year ending 31st December, 1894.

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Summary of Notices and Improvements carried out at the different Manufactories and Workshops in the Poplar and Bromley District, for the year ending December, 1894.

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