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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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Deaths.
The following figures are the deaths from Measles for the past ten vears:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 25 | 55 | 14 | 94 |
| 1908 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 80 |
| 1909 | 59 | 54 | 39 | 152 |
| 1910 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 41 |
| 1911 | 63 | 92 | 66 | 221 |
| 1912 | 44 | 59 | 10 | 113 |
| 1913 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 69 |
| 1914 | 15 | 28 | 20 | 63 |
| 1915 | 61 | 44 | 9 | 114 |
| 1916 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 48 |
Six deaths (four of which belonged to the Borough of
Poplar) occurred in the Sick Asylum.
For death rates see Tables XIX. and XX., page 57.
Schools—Closure of Class Rooms.
From time to time during the year notices were received from
the School Medical Officer of the London County Council with reference
to the exclusion of children from the schools named during the periods
stated
Order of Local Government Board—Admission of (Non-pauper
and Pauper) Cases into Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums
Board.
No cases were removed to the hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board.
Milkshops.
Three cases of measles occurred in connection with milkshops—0
Poplar, 3 Bromley, and 1 Bow.