Annual report, year 1899, 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.		1898.		1899.
				A	B	A	B	A	B

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The 1363 deaths in Poplar included 15 illegitimate children, 9 male and 6 female, and the 1577 deaths in Bromley included 19 illegitimate children, 11 male and 8 female.

	Males.	Females.	Totals.

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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 15 years:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	London.

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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.		1898.		1899.
				(A)	(B)	(A)	(B)	(A)	(B)

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RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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TUBERCULAR DISEASES. See Tables VIII. and IX. Deaths (all ages).

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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Proportion of Deaths to 1000 deaths from all causes.

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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PHTHISIS. Deaths (all ages).

	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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TABLE I. ( A) Table of Deaths during the year 1899, 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 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	55 and upwards.		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Wh'ping 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 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25.	25 and under 65.	55 and upwards.		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric, or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Wh'ping Cough	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Influenza.	Phthis's.	Br'chitis,Pneumonia & Plr'sy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total.
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22

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TABLE II. (A) Table of Deaths during the year 1899,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 Df.aths of chii.dren 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.	bnterie, 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.
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)	(h)	(i)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22

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TABLE III. The year 1899.

	Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1899.	Persons to an Acre (1899.)	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.	Diarrhœa.	Violence.	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE IV. The year 1899.

Annual Rate per 1000 Persons Living.											Annual Death Rate per 1000 living.		Percentage to Total Deaths.
Births.	Deaths from all causes.	Deaths from
		Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhœa	Violence.
		Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Smallpox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Fever.	Diarrhœa	Violence.	Aged to 65 Years.	Aged 65 Years and upwards	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE V.

Sanitary Areas.	Estimated Population to the middle of 1899.	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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TABLE VI. POPLAR.

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

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TABLE VII. BROMLEY.

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

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TABLE VIII. POPLAR. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year 1899 (52 weeks) ended 30th December, 1899, 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 IX. BROMLEY. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year 1899 (52 weeks) ended 30th December, 1899, 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 1899.

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TABLE XI. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1899.

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TABLE XII. Table oF Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the (B) year 1899, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar (POPLAR), classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities, and showing also the population of such Locality and the Firths therein during the year.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.	Population at all Ages.		Registered Births.	Aged under 5 or over 5.	New Cases of Sickness in each Knowledge of the. Medical							Locality, coming to the Officer of Health.					Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
	Last Census 1896.	Estimated to middle of 1899.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.			Fevers.		Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.
	Last Census 1896.	Estimated to middle of 1899.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

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TABLE XIII. (B) Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1899 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar (BROMLEY), classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities, and showing also the population of such Locality and the Births therein during the year.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.	Population at all Ages.		Registered Births.	Aged under 5 or over 5.	New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the Knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.												Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
	Last Census 1896	Estimated to middle of 1899.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total
	Last Census 1896	Estimated to middle of 1899.			Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total.	Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued.	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	i	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

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In giving the above numbers of notifications, no deductions have been made for the following cases, which it will be seen developed other diseases, either shortly after admission or after being in the hospital some time, whilst the list 'also shews that some patients removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Boards' hospitals, after being detained in those institutions some days were returned home certified as not suffering from the complaint or any other notifiable disease.

Parish.	Disease with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Boards Hospital.	Date of Admission.	Report from Hospital.	Date of Report.

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1898.—January to June.

	Births notified.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.	Dead.

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1898.—July to December.

	Births notified.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.	Dead.

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1899.—January to June.

	Births notified.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.	Dead.

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SCARLET FEVER. The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the two parishes, and the deaths which occurred were the lowest for the past seven 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.	1899. Cases notified.	Deaths.

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CONTINUED AND TYPHOID FEVERS. Three cases of continued lever were notified in Bromley:— The typhoid fever cases notified were:-

	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898	1899.

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Notifications per 1000 living:—

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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Cases notified:—

	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898	1899.

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Notifications per 1000 living:—

	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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The diphtheria and membranous croup patients classified according to sex and school age were as follows:—

	Males.	Females.	Total.

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School-age cases. (Three to 10 years). Per 100 cases notified (all ages):—

	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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

	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896	1897.	1898.	1899.

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"The notice of the Committee is called to the undermentioned figures:—

	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898

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Deaths from diarrhoea for the past six years were as follows:—

	1893.	1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1899 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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For annual rates of deaths from violence per iooo persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables, page 12.

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

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The notifications of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—

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

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Hanbury Buildings.

1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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Grosvenor Buildings.

1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.

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List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January, 1899, to 31st December, 1899.

	Poplar.		Bromley.		Total.
	Mr. Bullock	Mr. Toad	Mr. Anthony	Mr. Miners	Total.

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List of sanitary works carried out in the parishes of poplar and bromley, from the 1st January,to 31st December. 1899

No. of Street and Premises.	Nature of Complaint.	Date of attendance at Police Court.	Result.	Name of Inspector.

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No. of Street and Premises.	Nature of Complaint.	Date of 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 Bromley Parishes, for the year ended December,1899.

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 1363 deaths in Poplar included 15 illegitimate children, 9 male and 6 female, and the 1577 deaths in Bromley included 19 illegitimate children, 11 male and 8 female.

The excess of births was as follows:—

The following figures are the death rates per 1000 living for the past 15 years:—

ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

RESPIRATORY DISEASES.

TUBERCULAR DISEASES. See Tables VIII. and IX. Deaths (all ages).

Proportion of Deaths to 1000 deaths from all causes.

PHTHISIS. Deaths (all ages).

TABLE I. ( A) Table of Deaths during the year 1899, POPLAR Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

TABLE II. (A) Table of Deaths during the year 1899,in the BROMLEY Division of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Poplar, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.

TABLE III. The year 1899.

TABLE IV. The year 1899.

TABLE V.

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 1899.

TABLE XI. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1899.

1898.—January to June.

1898.—July to December.

1899.—January to June.

SCARLET FEVER. The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the two parishes, and the deaths which occurred were the lowest for the past seven years.

CONTINUED AND TYPHOID FEVERS. Three cases of continued lever were notified in Bromley:— The typhoid fever cases notified were:-

Notifications per 1000 living:—

Cases notified:—

Notifications per 1000 living:—

The diphtheria and membranous croup patients classified according to sex and school age were as follows:—

School-age cases. (Three to 10 years). Per 100 cases notified (all ages):—

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

"The notice of the Committee is called to the undermentioned figures:—

Deaths from diarrhoea for the past six years were as follows:—

INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1899 were as follows:—

For annual rates of deaths from violence per iooo persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables, page 12.

The notifications of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—

Hanbury Buildings.

Grosvenor Buildings.

List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January, 1899, to 31st December, 1899.

List of sanitary works carried out in the parishes of poplar and bromley, from the 1st January,to 31st December. 1899

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Summary of Notices and Improvements carried out at the different Manufactories and Workshops in the Poplar and Bromley Parishes, for the year ended December,1899.

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