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embedded, and that there is a layer of foul water flowing beneath
the blocks and gravitating into the channels, and of course saturating
the bottom slice or layer of the channel wood blocks. It may be
interesting to add that 45 wood blocks go to the square yard, and
that if we reckon an average of 9 grains of ammonia per block, 1000
square yards would yield 9000 grains, or over a pound and a
quarter."
The best pavement is asphalte, more especially as I have pointed
out for market places such as Chrisp Street, as it can be easily washed,
but are we right in paving roads, foot-paths, fore courts and yards
with impermeable materials, and leaving the sites of the houses
unpaved and the only outlet for ground air? I certainly think the
site of the house is the most important.
INFLUENZA.
Fourteen deaths in Poplar occurred from influenza, 14 deaths
from the same disease also happened in Bromley, but three of the
persons who died belonged to another district.
WHOOPING COUGH.
Thirty deaths were registered in Poplar and one from an outlying
institution, making a total of 31 deaths from whooping cough,
and they all occurred in children under five years. In Bromley 29
deaths occurred, but two of these did not belong to the parish, and
there were two deaths registered outside Bromley belonging thereto.
So that 29 deaths from whooping cough must be credited to Bromley,
27 of which were in-patients under five years, and two over that age
For death rates see Table IV., page 10.
MEASLES.
Seventy-eight deaths from measles were registered in Poplar and
four in outlying institutions; 117 deaths were registered in Bromley,
14 of which did not belong to the parish, and there were two deaths
registered in outlying institutions.