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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 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the North District, comprising the Parish of St. Mary Stratford-le-Bow
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MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH'S REPORT.
Bow District.
| Date. | No. of families in House. | No. of Adults. | No. of Children | If recently suffered from Throat illness state illness. ' | Result of Drain Test. | Condition of W.C. | Water Supply. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | No | Negative | Fair | From main |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 19 | 3 | 9 | 8 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| Feb. 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | No | do. | Soil pan foul. | do. |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | No | do. | Fair | From covered cistern off ground floor. |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | No | do. | do. | From main |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | No | do. | do. Soil pan foul | do. |
| 28 | 2 | 6 | 5 | No | Defective soil pipe | Damp walls Flush Defective | do. |
| Mar. 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | No | Negative | Soil pan foul No flush | do. |
| 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | No | do. | From cistern | |
| 23 | 3 | 6 | 3 | No | do. | Fair | From main |
| April 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | No | do. | do | do. |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Recently recovered from measles. | do. | do. | do. |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | No | W.C. drain choked | Drain choked. | do. |
| 25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | No | Negative | Fair | do. |
| May 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 27 | 2 | 4 | 7 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| June 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 35 | 3 | 7 | 5 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 5 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 5 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| July 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | 8 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| Aug. 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 20 | 4 | 7 | 2 | No | do. | do. | do. |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | No | Defective in scullery and front area. | do. | do. |