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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 1900

[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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to this office under the headings of the old areas, until the 29th
proximo."
There were 738 notifications of infectious diseases in Poplar and
582 in Bromley; these do not include 42 second notifications.

Table: The notification rate per 1000living being:—

The notification rate per 1000living being:—

1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.19OO.
(A)(B)(a)(B)(A)(b)(a)(b)
Poplar10.613.611.311.4911.379.579.368.998.7612.5012.16
Bromley12.911.913.814.5014.199.619.257.987.578.367.81

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* Notifications for Model Dwellings, see page 43.
Of the 738 patients notified in Poplar, 406 were removed to
hospitals, and of the 582 in Bromley, 326 were isolated.
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

Table: Notifications of parishioners from Institutions within the parishes of Poplar and Bromley were as follows :*

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.
Poplar Union Workhouse11...........................
11271...12
Sick Asylum3......1...2......1...
..................
Stepney Union Workhouse3...........................
............3............