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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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Notifications
The Typhoid Fever cases notified were:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Brough of Poplar. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 81 | |
| 1908 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 61 | |
| 1909 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 54 | |
| 1910 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 62 | |
| 1911 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 63 | |
| 1912 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 36 | |
| 1913 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 | |
| 1914 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 34 | |
| 1915 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18* | |
| 1916 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 1st quarter. | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter. | 4th quarter. | Total. | |
| Poplar | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Bromley | 6 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Bow | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | |
* The lowest number of cases recorded.
Notifications per 1,000 living :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Brough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.47 |
| 1908 | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.35 |
| 1909 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.31 |
| 1910 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 1911 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.38 |
| 1912 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 1913 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 1914 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.21 |
| 1915 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| 1916 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
Drainage of Premises.
The cases in Poplar were notified from 5 premises, the cases in
Bromley from 6 premises, and the cases in Bow were notified from 5
premises; in no instances were house drains found defective, the smoke
test being used. So that the cases in the Borough were notified from
16 houses, and the drains were defective in no instance.