Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 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 | ||
| Grosvenor Buildings | 23 | ... | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Council ,, | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hanbury | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
The deaths were as follows :—
| Residents. | Outlying. | |
|---|---|---|
| Grosvenor Buildings | 22 | 3 |
| Council ,, | 0 | 1 |
| Hanbury „ | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 |
The registered causes of death being—
| From Miasmatic Diseases | 2 |
| ,, Influenza | 0 |
| Diarrhoea | 4 |
| Venereal | 0 |
| „ Septic | 0 |
| „ Constitutional Diseases | 3 |
| „ Developmental Diseases | 1 |
| „ Diseases of the Nervous System | 1 |
| „ „ Circulatory | 3 |
| „ „ Respiratory | 3 |
| „ „ Digestive | 4 |
| „ „ Urinary | 1 |
| „ „ Generative | 0 |
| „ Accident of Childbirth | 0 |
| „ Disease of the Integumentary System | 0 |
| „ Accidental Deaths | 0 |
| „ Suicide | 1 |
| „ Other Diseases | 8 |
| 31 |