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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 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
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MEASLES.
Digest of Measles and German Measles Notified by Doctors and
other Persons, Deaths, Schools—Closure of Classrooms,
Admission of Pauper and Non-Pauper Cases of Measles into
Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, Local
Government Board Order, Milkshops, Outworkers and
Disinfection, Compulsory Notification of Measles and
German Measles, Suggested Repayment of Fees.
| District. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 83 | 169 | 60 | 25 | 337 | |
| Bromley | 20 | 97 | 159 | 97 | 373 | |
| Bow | 67 | 135 | 57 | 31 | 290 | |
| Totals | 170 | 401 | 276 | 153 | 1,000 |
| District. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Remarks. By parents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 23 | 25+1 | 12 | 4 | 65 | 1 |
| Bromley | 17 | 32+2 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 2 |
| Bow | 6 | 3+1 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 . |
| Totals | 46 | 64 | 25 | 7 | 142 | 4* |
| District. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 10 | 73 | 20 | 6 | 109 | |
| Bromley | — | 45 | 46 | 49 | 140 | |
| Bow | 26 | 95 | 19 | 10 | 150 | |
| Totals | 36 | 213 | 85 | 65 | 399 |