Annual report, year 1897, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District

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The births during the 52 weeks were:—

	Males.	Females.	Totals.

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The annual birth rate per 1000 living being;—

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.

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The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.

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The excess of births was as follows:—

	Males.	Females.	Total gain.

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The following figures are the death rates per 1000 living for the past 13 years:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	London.

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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.

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RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897

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The death rates of children, under one year of age, per 1000 births for the past four years being :—

	1894.	I895	1896.	1897.

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The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age, was 688 for Poplar, and 785 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:—

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897

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The number of deaths over 65 years, was 212 for Poplar, and 178 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:-

	1894	1895.	1896.	1897.

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8 table i. (A) Table of deaths during the year 1897, in the POPLAR Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Names ok Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities.	Mortality from all Causes. at subjoined ages.								Mortality				from subjoined causes, distinguishing deaths of children under five Years of Age.
	At all Ages.	Under i year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 65	65 and upwards		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whiping Cough	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Influenza.	Phthis:s.	Br'chitis, Pneumonia & Plr'sy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total.
	At all Ages.	Under i year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 65	65 and upwards		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup	Typhus.	Enteric, or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whiping Cough	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Influenza.	Phthis:s.	Br'chitis, Pneumonia & Plr'sy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total.

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10 Table II. 11 (A) table of Deaths during the year 1897, in the BROMLEY Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.	Mortality from all Causes, at subjoined Ages.								Mortality				from subjoined causes, distinguishing draths of children under five Years of Age.
	At all Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	65 and upwards.		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	{Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Influenza.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	total.
	At all Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	65 and upwards.		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric, or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Influenza.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	total.

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TABLE III. The year 1897.

	Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1897.	Persons to an Acre 11897.	Births.	Deaths	The Deaths registered include
					Deaths of		Deaths from									Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.
					Infants under Year of Age.	Persons aged 65 Years and upwards	Principal Zymotic Diseases	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhoea.	Violence.	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE IV. The year 1897.

	Annual rate per 1000 person Living.											Death under 1 year to 1000 Birth	Annual death rate per 1000 lecing.		Percentage to total death.
	Births.	Deaths from all causes.	Deaths from										Annual death rate per 1000 lecing.		Percentage to total death.
	Births.	Deaths from all causes.	Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhoea	Violence.		Aged to 65 Years.	Aged 65 Years and upwards	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institu tions.

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TABLE V.

Sanitary Areas.	Estimated Population to the middle of 1897.	Notifications. Annual rate per 1000 persons living	Zymotic Deaths. Annual rate per 1000 persons living.	From all Causes. Death-rate per 1000 living.	Deaths of Infants under one year to 1000 births.

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In thirty European and American Cities, with an aggregate population of more than twenty and a half millions, the death rate was 19.8 per 1000, The following death rates are interesting when compared with one another:—

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TABLE VI. POPLAR.

	Quarters.				Total.
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total.

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TABLE VII. BROMLEY.

	1st.	Quarters.		4th.	Total.
	1st.	2nd.	3rd.	4th.	Total.

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TABLE VIII. POPLAR. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1ooo of Population, and to 1ooo Deaths, during the year 1897 ended 1st January, 1898, excluding non-Parishioners and including deaths in outlying Institutions. Also the number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases and proportions to 1ooo Births, and to 1ooo Deaths from all causes under one year.

Division I. (Adults.)	Total Deaths.	Deaths per 1ooo of population.	Proportion of deaths to 1000 deaths.

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TABLE IX. BROMLEY. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year 1897 ended 1st January, 1898, excluding non-Parishioners, and including deaths in outlying Institutions. Also the number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and Proportions to 1000 Births, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.

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TABLE X. POPLAR. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1897.

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TABLE XI. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1897.

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The notification rate per 1000 living being:—

1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.

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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. The following figures give the number of premises disinfected, and the number of times the Board's apparatus was used for the two parishes, some thousands of articles being disinfected -

	Private premises.	Board's apparatus.

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Mr. Hitchins, the Vaccination Officer, has kindly furnished me with the following statistics which are copied from those forwarded to the Local Government Board:—

	Births notified.	1896.—January to December. Vaccinations. Insusceptible.		Dead.

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SCARLET FEVER. The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the two parishes was slightly in excess of the notifications for the year 1896, but the total deaths were the lowest for the past five years.

	1893. Cases notified.	Deaths.	1894. . Cases notified	Deaths	1895. . Cases notified.	Deaths.	1896. Cases notified	Deaths,	1897. . Cases notified.	Deaths

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The typhoid fever cases were:—

	1893.	1894.	'895.	1896.	1897.

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Twenty-six cases in Poplar and 50 in Bromley were removed to various hospitals as follows:—

Poplar.

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The typhoid fever cases occurred for the most part, as will be seen, during the last half of the year.

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For number of deaths and death-rates from diphtheria, see Tables I., II., III., IV.

	1893	1894.	1895.	1896.			1897.

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1894. Rain-fall. Difference from average of 79 years + 1.84.

	Amended estimated population to middle of year 1894.	Diphtheria. 418.	Typhoid Fever. 196.	Diphtheria. Notifications per 1,000 living.	Typhoid Fever. Notifications per 1,000 living.

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1895. Rain-fall. Difference from average of 80 years — 5.33.

	Amended estima ted population to middle of year 1895	Diphtheria. 873.	Typhoid Fever. 136.	Diphtheria. Notifications per 1,000 living.	Typhoid Fever. Notifications per 1,000 living.

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1896 Rain-fall. Difference from average of 81 years—2.56.

	Estimated poptdation to middle of year 1896.	Diphtheria. 926.	Typhoid Fever. 193.	Diphtheria. Notifications per 1,000 living.	Typhoid Fever. Notifications per 1,000 living.

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1897 Rain-fall. Difference from average of S2 years—2.83.

	Estimated population to middle ol year 1897.	Diphtheria. 599	Typhoid Fever. 148	Diphtheria Notifications per 1,000 living.	Typhoid Fever. Notifications per 1,000 In ing.

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Deaths from diarihœa for the past five years were as follows:—

	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.

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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1897 were as follows:—

	Number of Inquests held in the parishes.	Deduct Inquests held on non-parishioners.	Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts.	Total Inquests belonging to each parish.	Verdict from Violence.	Verdict from Natural Causes.

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Fur annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables, III. and IV. page 12.

	Violent Heaths which actually occurred in Poplar and Bromley, not deducting non-residents, were as follows.		Death-, occurring entirely outside Poplar and Bromley belonging thereto.
	Poplar.	Bromley.	Poplar.	Bromley.

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	Aged under 6 or over 5.	Notifications.					Removals.
	Aged under 6 or over 5.	Small-pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever.	Erysipelas.	Small-pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever.

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The deaths were as follows:—

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The registered causes of death being—

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The outlying Institutions in which the deaths happened were—

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SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK, &c., AND POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January, 1897, to 31 st December, 1S97.

	Poplar.		Bromlkv.		Total.
	Mr. Bullock	Mr. l'oad	Mr. Anthony	Mr. Miners	Total.

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No. of Street and Premises.	Nature of Complaint.	Date ot hearing summonses at Police Courts.	Result.	Name of Inspector

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Summary of Notices and Improvements carried out at the different Manufactories and Workshops in the Poplar and Bromlev Parishes, for the year ended December, 1897.

Nature of Nuisance.	Number of Notices served.	Cause of Nuisance.	How Remedied.

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Nature of Nuisance.	Number of Notices served.	Cause of Nuisance.	How Remedied.

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The births during the 52 weeks were:—

The annual birth rate per 1000 living being;—

The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—

The excess of births was as follows:—

The following figures are the death rates per 1000 living for the past 13 years:—

ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

The death rates of children, under one year of age, per 1000 births for the past four years being :—

The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age, was 688 for Poplar, and 785 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:—

The number of deaths over 65 years, was 212 for Poplar, and 178 for Bromley. The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past four years being:-

8 table i. (A) Table of deaths during the year 1897, in the POPLAR Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

10 Table II. 11 (A) table of Deaths during the year 1897, in the BROMLEY Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

TABLE III. The year 1897.

TABLE IV. The year 1897.

TABLE V.

In thirty European and American Cities, with an aggregate population of more than twenty and a half millions, the death rate was 19.8 per 1000, The following death rates are interesting when compared with one another:—

TABLE VI. POPLAR.

TABLE VII. BROMLEY.

TABLE X. POPLAR. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1897.

TABLE XI. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1897.

The notification rate per 1000 living being:—

DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. The following figures give the number of premises disinfected, and the number of times the Board's apparatus was used for the two parishes, some thousands of articles being disinfected -

Mr. Hitchins, the Vaccination Officer, has kindly furnished me with the following statistics which are copied from those forwarded to the Local Government Board:—

SCARLET FEVER. The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the two parishes was slightly in excess of the notifications for the year 1896, but the total deaths were the lowest for the past five years.

The typhoid fever cases were:—

Twenty-six cases in Poplar and 50 in Bromley were removed to various hospitals as follows:—

The typhoid fever cases occurred for the most part, as will be seen, during the last half of the year.

For number of deaths and death-rates from diphtheria, see Tables I., II., III., IV.

1894. Rain-fall. Difference from average of 79 years + 1.84.

1895. Rain-fall. Difference from average of 80 years — 5.33.

1896 Rain-fall. Difference from average of 81 years—2.56.

1897 Rain-fall. Difference from average of S2 years—2.83.

Deaths from diarihœa for the past five years were as follows:—

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1897 were as follows:—

Fur annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables, III. and IV. page 12.

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The deaths were as follows:—

The registered causes of death being—

The outlying Institutions in which the deaths happened were—

SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK, &amp;c., AND POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January, 1897, to 31 st December, 1S97.

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Summary of Notices and Improvements carried out at the different Manufactories and Workshops in the Poplar and Bromlev Parishes, for the year ended December, 1897.

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SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK, &c., AND POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS. List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January, 1897, to 31 st December, 1S97.