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Poplar 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Bromley, South District comprising the parishes of All Saints Poplar and Bromley Saint Leonard]

Published
1901
Pages
92
Tables
78

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    The unknown figures relating to emigration and imigration concerning the parishes have received no consideration.
    Poplar.Bromley.
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    Poplar.Bromley.
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    The births during the 52 weeks were :—
    Males.Females.Totals.
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    *Decennial Census Returns of Poplar and Bromley, 1801 to 1891, and the Quinquennial Census of 1896—1901 :—
    Years.Population of Poplar.Population of Bromley.Population of Registration London.
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    The annual birth rate per 1000 living being ;—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
    ABABABAB
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    The annual marriage rate per 1000 living being:—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900
    (a)(b)(a)(b)(a)(b)(a)(b)
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    The 1399 deaths in Poplar included 10 illegitimate children, 6 male and 4 female, and the 1432 deaths in Bromley included 12 illegitimate children, 4 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 16 years:—
    Poplar.Bromley.London.
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    Poplar.Bromley.London.
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    ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
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    RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    The death rates of children, under one year per 1000 births for the past seven years being:—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.18991900.
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    The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past seven years being:—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    The annual death rates per 1000 living for the past seven years being:—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    TUBERCULAR DISEASES. See Tables XIII. and XIV.
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    PHTHISIS.
    1893.18941895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900
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    TABLE I. Deaths during the year 1900, in the Poplar Division of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.
    Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Deaths at all ages.
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    TABLE II. Deaths during the year 1000 in the Bromley division of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.
    Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.Deaths at all ages.
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    TABLE III. POPLAR (P oplar and B romley P arishes). For whole District.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Deaths under 1 Year of ageDeaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Public Institutions.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in District.Deaths of Residents registered beyond District.Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
    Number.Rate.*Number.Rate per 1000 Births registered.Number,Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    1234s678910111213
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    TABLE IV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.
    Poplar and Bromley.Poplar.Bromley.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births regstered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE V. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Poplar. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during vear 1900.
    Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities (at all Ages.) ++Deaths inPublic Institutions.*
    Causes of Death.All AgesUnder 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards.Union W'rkh'seSick Asylum.City Infirmary.Stepney W'rkh'sePoplar Hospital.Outlying
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    TABLE VI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OK POPLAR. Parish of Bromiey. Causes of, and Ages at. Death during Year 1900.
    Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities (at all Ages.) ++Deaths in Public Institutions.*
    Causes of Death.All Ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Union W'rkh'seSick Asylum.City Infirmary. 1Stepney W'rkh'sePoplar Hospital.Outlying
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    TABLE VII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parishes of Poplar and Bromley (Aggregated). Causes of and Ages at, Death during year 1900.
    Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities (at all Ages).Deaths in Public Institutions.*
    Causes of Death.All AgesUnder 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 6565 and upwards.Union W'rkh'seSick Asylum.City Infirmary.Stepney W'rkh'sePoplar HospitalOutlying
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    TABLE VIII.
    Sanitary Areas.Estimated Population to the middle of 1899.Notifications. Annual rate per 1000 persons livingZymotic 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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    The following death rates are interesting when compared with one another:—
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    TABLE IX. The year 1900.
    Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1900.Persons to an Acre (1900.)Births.DeathsThe Deaths registered include
    Deaths ofDeaths fromInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Infants under Year of Age.Persons aged 65 Years and upwardsPrincipal Zymotic DiseasesSmallpox.MeaslesScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhoea.Violence.
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    TABLE X. The year 1900.
    Annual Rate per 1000 Persons Living.Deaths under 1 Year to iooo Hirths.Annual Death Rate per 1000 living.Percentage to Total Deaths.
    Births.Deaths from all causes.Deaths from
    Principal Zymotic Diseases.Smallpox.MeaslesScarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.DiarrhoeaViolence.
    Aged to 65 Years.Aged 65 Years and upwardsInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE XI. POPLAR.
    Quarters.Total.
    1st2nd3rd4th
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    TABLE XII. BROMLEY.
    Quarters.Total
    1st2nd.3rd4th
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    TABLE XIII. POPLAR. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year /poo (52 weeks) ended 29th. December, 1900, 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 XIV. BROMLEY. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year 1900 (52 weeks) ended 29th December, 1900, 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 XV. POPLAR. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1900.
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    TABLE XVI. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1900.
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    TABLE XVII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified daring the Year 1900.
    Cases notified in Whole Distriet.No. of Cases removed to Hospital.
    Notifiable Disease.At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 1515 to 25.25 to 65.65 and up'wds
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    TABLE XVIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1900.
    Cases notified in Whole District.No. of Cases removed to Hospital.
    Notifiable Disease.At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 1515 to 25.25 to 65.65 and up'wds
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    TABLE XIX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar and Bromley Parishes. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1900.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in Whole District.Total cases notified in each Locality.No. of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 1515 to 2525 to 6565 and up'wdsPoplarBromley.PoplarBromley.
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    The notification rate per 1000 living being:—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.19OO.
    (A)(B)(a)(B)(A)(b)(a)(b)
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    Notifications of parishioners from Institutions within the parishes of Poplar and Bromley were as follows :*
    Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
    Puerperal Fever.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.
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    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.
    1899.1900.
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    The following figures give the number of premises disinfected, and the number of times the Board's apparatus was used for the two parishes, some thousands of articles being disinfected.
    Private premises.Board's apparatus.
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    1899. —January to June.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
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    1899. —July to December.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
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    1900. —January to June.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
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    The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the two parishes, and the deaths which occurred for the past eight years were as follow:—
    1893. Cases notified.Deaths.1894. Cases notified.Deaths.1895. Cases notified.Deaths-1806. Cases notified.Deaths1897. Cases notified.Deaths.1898. Cases notified.Deaths.1899. Cases notified.Deaths.1900-Cases notified.Deaths.
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    The typhoid fever cases notified were : —
    1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.I900.
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    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900
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    Notifications per 1000 living:—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    Poplar.
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    BromleY.
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    As is usual it will be seen that the typhoid fever cases occurred for the most part during the last quarter of the year.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
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    Cases notified:—
    1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.18981899.1900
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    Notifications per 1000 living:—
    1893.1894.1895.1896.1897-1898.1899.1900.
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    The diphtheria and membranous croup patients classified according to sex and school age were as follows:—
    Males.Females.Totals.
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    3 to 10 years.
    Males.Females.Totals.
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    School-age cases. (Three to 10 years). Per 100 cases notified (all ages):—
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    For number of deaths and death-rates from diphtheria, see Tables IX. and X.
    1893.001895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    whooping-cough.
    1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    influenza.
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    The following figures are the deaths from measles (or the past eight years :—
    1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    Deaths from diarrhoea for the past eight years were as follows:—
    1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900
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    Inquests and Deaths frotn violence during the year 1900 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 1000 persons living and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see tables IX. and X. page 19.
    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 :—
    Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup
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    The deaths were as follows :—
    Residents.Outlying.
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    The registered causes of death being—
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    The institutions in which the deaths happened were—
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    The mortality for the above buildings for the past five years is as follows :—
    1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    Hanbury Buildings.
    1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    Grosvenor B uildings.
    1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    When the London Government Act came into operation (the Metropolitan Borough Councils to enforce the bye-laws) a list of slaughterhouses and cowhouses was received from the London County Council as follows :—
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    Cowhouses.
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    CANAL BOATS AND OTHER VESSELS. The reports of the late Mr. Raymond show that during the year 1900 he had inspected the undermentioned Canal Boat- in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley :—
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    List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Parishes of Poplar and Bromley, from the 1st January , 1900, to 31 st December , 1900.
    Poplar.Bromlev.Total.
    Mr. BullockMr. FoadMr. AnthonyMr. Miners
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    No. of Street and Premises.Nature of Complaint.Date of attendance at Police Court.Result.Name of Inspector.
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    The number of workshops, &c. registered has been:—
    Poplar.Bromley.
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    Tabulated statement of Inspections of insanitary conditions found existing, and of Re-inspections, &c., during the year ending December 31st, 1900.
    Poplar.Bromley.