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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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| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isleof Dogsor South Poplar | 30 | 27 | 60 | 29 | 43 | 73 | 43 |
| North Poplar | 42 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 70 | 47 |
| South Bromley | 32 | 35 | 33 | 43 | 23 | 47 | 48 |
| North Bromley | 52 | 45 | 35 | 44 | 28 | 45 | 52 |
| Totals | 156 | 136 | 153 | 148 | 119 | 235 | 190 |
Notifications per 1000 living:—
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Dogs or South Poplar | 1.46 | 1.31 | 2.89 | 1.39 | 2.05 | 3.47 | 2 03 |
| North Poplar | 1.14 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.66 | 1.85 | 1.24 |
| South Bromley | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 1.15 | 0.61 | 1.26 | 1.28 |
| North Bromley | 1.6o | 1.38 | 1.08 | 1.35 | 0.86 | 1.39 | 1.61 |
The 90 cases in Poplar were notified from 78 premises, and the
100 cases in Bromley from 78 premises also; in the first instance ro
house drains were found defective, and in the second 9, the smoke
test being used.
Fifty-six cases in Poplar and 67 in Bromley were removed to
various hospitals as follows :—
Poplar.
| Metropolitan Asylums Boards' Hospitals | 34 |
| Shadwell Hospital for Children | 9 |
| London Hospital | 6 |
| German Hospital | 1 |
| Greenwich Hospital | 1 |
| Sick Asylum | 2 |
| Guy's Hospital | 1 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 1 |
| Metropolitan Hospital | 1 |
| 56 |