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Poplar 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]
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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Notifications and Hospital Accommodation, Outworkers and Port
Sanitary Authorities Notifications.
There were 785 notifications of infectious diseases in Poplar and
832 in Bromley; these totals do not include 61 second notifications
forwarded for the two parishes.
The notification rate per 1000 living being—
| 1894. | 1895 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 10.6 | 13.6 |
| Bromley | 12.5 | 11.4 |
Of the above 1617 notifications, 1559 were with regard to 1305
premises, 635 in Poplar and 670 in Bromley. The drains of the
1305 premises were tested by the Inspectors, and 447 were found to
be defective.
The remaining notifications, 58 in number, were connected with
the public institutions in the two parishes.
Four of the infectious cases, viz., three of diphtheria and one of
typhoid fever, were notified from premises where milk was sold. The
County Council was immediately informed, and the sale of milk discontinued
until the premises were declared free, and disinfected
together with the utensils.
From the month of June until December great difficulty was
experienced in obtaining the prompt isolation of fever patients, on
account of want of accommodation at the Hospitals. A letter was
received from the Metropolitan Asylums Board asking that preference
might be given to the removal to the Board's Hospitals of those
patients who in consequence of their surroundings and conditions
of life were most in need of hospital treatment. In order to fall in
with this suggestion of the Asylums Board, a large amount of work
was thrown upon the Sanitary Department.
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