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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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Thirty-four cases in Poplar and 28 in Bromley were removed to various hospitals as follows:—
| Poplar. | |
| Metropolitan Asylums Boards' Hospitals | 24 |
| London Hospital | 5 |
| Guy's Hospital | 4 |
| Westminster Hospital | 1 |
| 34 | |
| Bromley. | |
| Metropolitan Asylums Boards' Hospitals | 22 |
| London Hospital | 2 |
| Sick Asylum | 1 |
| Guy's Hospital | 1 |
| Childrens' Hospital, Shadwell | 2 |
| 28 | |
Twelve Poplar parishioners died from typhoid fever, and 10 fatal
cases occurred among the Bromley patients.
The typhoid fever cases occurred for the most part, as will be seen, during the last quarter of the year.
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 68 |
| Bromley | 11 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 51 |
| 21 | 16 | 22 | 60 |
DIPHTHERIA (INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP).
172 cases of diphtheria and 6 cases of membranous croup were
notified in Poplar, and 209 cases of diphtheria and 3 cases of membranous
croup were notified in Bromley.