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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 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: MODEL DWELLINGS.Grosvenor, County Council, and Hanbury Buildings. Grosvenor Buildings have 542 tenements, the County Council Buildings contain 50, and Hanbury Buildings 35. The notifications of infectious diseases and the removals were as ollows:—

MODEL DWELLINGS.Grosvenor, County Council, and Hanbury Buildings. Grosvenor Buildings have 542 tenements, the County Council Buildings contain 50, and Hanbury Buildings 35. The notifications of infectious diseases and the removals were as ollows:—

Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.
Grosvenor Buildings351141622138...
Council ,,1.........1...............
Hanbury..............................

Table: The deaths were as follows:—

The deaths were as follows:—

Residents.Outlying.
Grosvenor Buildings3417
Council ,,42
Hanbury ,,50
4319