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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, year 1898, on the sanitary condition with vital statistics of the parishes of Poplar and Bromley within the Poplar District
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1896.—January to December.
| Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 2003 | 1219 | 7 | 213 |
| Bromley | 2559 | 1371 | 8 | 296 |
| Totals | 4562 | 2590 | 15 | 509 |
| 1897.—January to December. | ||||
| Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
| Poplar | 1925 | 930 | 4 | 224 |
| Bromley | 2555 | 1156 | 1 | 296 |
| Totals | 4480 | 2086 | 5 | 520 |
| 1898.—January to June. | ||||
| Births notified. | Vaccinations. | Insusceptible. | Dead. | |
| Poplar | 973 | 548 | 3 | 96 |
| Bromley | 1270 | 665 | 1 | 144 |
| Totals | 2243 | 1213 | 4 | 240 |
SCARLET FEVER.
The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the two parishes and the deaths which occurred were the lowest for the past six years.
| 1893- Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1894. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1895. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1896. Cases notified. | Deaths | 1897. Cases notified. | Deaths. | 1898. Cases notified. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar 627 | 39 | 239 | 12 | 343 | 20 | 274 | 8 | 251 | 6 | 207 | 3 |
| Bromley 854 | 48 | 331 | 22 | 330 | 19 | 429 | 19 | 476 | 12 | 325 | 13 |
| 1481 | 87 | 570 | 34 | 673 | 39 | 7°3 | 27 | 727 | 18 | 532 | 16 |
A sister from the Poplar Hospital was removed to the London
Fever Hospital, and a female on the staff of the Sick Asylum was
removed to an Asylums Board's Hospital; in both instances the
patients were suffering with scarlet fever.