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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 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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The case of small pox was returned, the patient not having the
disease.
The deaths were as follow:-
| Residents. | Outlying. | |
|---|---|---|
| Grosvenor Buildings | ||
| Council „ ,, | ||
| Hanbury „ ,, | ||
Giving a total of
The registered causes of death being—
| From Zymotic Diseases | 3 |
| „ Influenza | 1 |
| „ Diarrhœa | 0 |
| „ Venereal | 1 |
| ,, Constitutional Diseases | 7 |
| „ Premature Birth and Old Age | |
| ,, Diseases of the Nervous System | 5 |
| „ „ Circulatory | 1 |
| „ „ Respiratory | 11 |
| „ Digestive | |
| ,, ,, Urinary | 0 |
| „ „ Generative | 0 |
| Accident of Childbirth | 0 |
| Disease of the Integumentary System | 0 |
| Accidental Deaths | 1 |
| Other Diseases | |
| Total | 36 |
The outlying Institutions in which the deaths happened were—
| Ilford Asylum | 1 |
| Poplar Hospital | 1 |
| Poplar Union | 1 |
| Sick Asylum | 5 |
| Total | 8 |