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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.
One Poplar parishioner died from typhoid fever, one fatal case
occurred among the Bromley patients, and three deaths among the Bow,
making a total of five deaths in 17 (corrected) cases.
DIPHTHERIA, INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP.
Notifications; Sex and School Age; Deaths; Bacteriological
Examinations; Errors in Diagnosis; Condition of House
Drainage; Isolation; The Diphtheria Anti-toxin (London)
Order, 1910 ; Diphtheria and London County Council Schools.
Notifications.
One hundred and four cases of diphtheria were notified in Poplar,
124 cases were notified in Bromley, and 111 cases were notified in Bow,
making a total of 339 cases for the whole Borough.
Cases notified:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 110 | 138 | 110 | 358 |
| 1908 | 66 | 174 | 74 | 314 |
| 1909 | 82 | 85 | 43 | 210 |
| 1910 | 66 | 70 | 39 | 175 |
| 1911 | 89 | 130 | 64 | 283 |
| 1912 | 85 | 97 | 70 | 252 |
| 1913 | 92 | 110 | 143 | 345 |
| 1914 | 89 | 154 | 109 | 352 |
| 1915 | 86 | 120 | 104 | 310 |
| 1916 | 104 | 124 | 111 | 339 |