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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 1897

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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drains were found defective, and in the second 14, the smoke test
being used.

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

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

Poplar.
Metropolitan Asylums Boards' Hospitals15
Greenwich Seamens' Hospital4
London Hospital2
St. Bartholomew's Hospital3
St. George's Hospital1
King's College Hospital1
26
Bromley.
Metropolitan Asylums Boards' Hospitals23
Greenwich Seamens' Hospital2
Shadwell Hospital for Children3
London Hospital9
St. Bartholomew's Hospital3
King's College Hospital8
Charing Cross Hospital1
Middlesex Hospital1
50

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Seven Poplar parishioners died from typhoid fever and 16 fatal
cases occurred in Bromley.

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

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

11st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
Poplar99222161
Bromley7122147.87
16214368148