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

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VITAL STATISTICS- The population of the Borough, estimated to the middle of the year 1902, on the theory of the basis of the rate of change between the censuses of 1896 and 1901 being maintained, is 169,084:—

Registration London.	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.

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The births during the 53 weeks were:—

	Males.	Females.	Totals.

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The annual birth rate per 1000 living being:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.	County of London.

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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 18 years:—(See page 2.)

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.	County of London.

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The following are death rates per 1000 living from the seven principal zymotic diseases and respiratory diseases. See Table XVI., page 25.

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.	County of London.

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TUBERCULAR DISEASES. See Table XVI. Deaths (all ages).

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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PHTHISIS. Deaths (all ages).

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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TABLE I. Deaths during the year 1902 in the Poplar Division of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.

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TABLE II. Deaths during the year 1902 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 age.

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TABLE III. Deaths during the year 1902 in the Bow 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 IV. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1902 and Previous Years. Poplar (Whole Borough).

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.				Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.	Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.*	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.*	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Births registered.	Number.	Rate.*				Number.	Rate.*
1	2	3	4	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE V. Vital Statistics during 1902 and Previous Years. Poplar and Bromley Parishes.

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.		Total Deaths registered in the District.				Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Non.residents registered in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.	Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.1	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.1	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Births registered.	Number,	Rate.*				Number.	Rate.*
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE VI. Vital Statistics during 1902 and Previous Years. Bow Parish.

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.		Total Deaths Registered in the District.				Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the Disti ict.	Deaths of Non.residents registered in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Residents regis tered in Public Institutions beyond the District.	Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.1	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.1	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Births registered.	Number.	Rate.*				Number.	Rate. *
1	2	3 1	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE VII. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1902 and previous years. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.

Names of Localities.	Borough.				Poplar.				Bromley.				Bow.
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.	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.
	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.

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TABLE VIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. The Borough.

Causes of Death.		Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages.							Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto.							Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc.
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 1 Workh'se.	Sick i Asylum.	Sick Asy'm Blackball	Stepney Union Workh'se.	Poplar Hospital.	See footnotes.	Outlying Instit't'ns.	Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc.

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Poplar. Causes of, and, Ages at, Death during Year 1902.

Causes of Death.			Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined ages.							Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within & outside Parish(at all ages)bel'nging thereto						Total Deaths in Public Inst'ns, &c.
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'kh'se	Sick Asylum.	See Foot Notes.	SickA'yl'm Blackwall.	Poplar Hospital	Outlying InBtit't'ns	Total Deaths in Public Inst'ns, &c.

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TABLE X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Bromley. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1902.

Causes of Death.		Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages.							Death's in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and without Parish (at all ages) belonging thereto.					Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
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 Workhouse.	Sick Asylum.	See Foot Notes.	Poplar Hospital.	Outlying Institutions.	Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.

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TABLE XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Bow. Causes of, and Ayes at, Death during the year 1902.

Causes of Death.		Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages.							Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within or without (at all ages) belonging thereto.							Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc.
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'kh'se	Sick Asylum.	S'kAsvl'm Black wall,	St pn yU 11 W'rkh'se, Bromley.	Poplar Hospital	See Foot Notes.	Outlying Instit't'ns	Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc.

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TABLE XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths {at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Resident and non-resident included.)

Causes of Death.		Poplar Union Workhouse.	Sick Asylum.	City of London Union Infirmary.	Stepney Union Workhouse.	Poplar Hospital.	Grove Hall.	Sick Asylum, Blackwall.	Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough.

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The following death rates are interesting when compared with one another:—

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TABLE XIII.

Cities and Boroughs.	Estimated population in the middle of 1902.	Notifications. Annual rate per 1000 persons living.	Zymotic 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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TABLE XIV. The year 1902.

	Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1902.	Persons to an Acre 1902.	births,	Deaths	The Deaths registered include
					Deaths of		Deaths from										Deaths in Public Institutions.
					Infants under One Year of Age.	Persons aged 65 Years and upw'rds	Principal Zymotic Diseases	Smallpox.	Measles .	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Wh'op. ingcough	Fever.	Diarrhoea.	Violence.	Inquest Cases.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE XV. The year 1902.

	Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living.											Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births.	Annual Death Kate per 1,000 living.		Percentage to Total Deaths.
	BIRTHS.	Deaths from all causes.	Deaths from										Annual Death Kate per 1,000 living.		Percentage to Total Deaths.
	BIRTHS.	Deaths from all causes.	Principal Zymotic Dis eases	Smallpox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whoopingcough.	Fever.	Diarrhoea.	Violence.		Agea 1 to 65 years.	Aged 65 Years and upw'rds	Inquest Cas3s.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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TABLE XVI. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year 1902 (53 weeks) ended 3rd January, 1903, excluding non-Parishioners and including deaths in outlying Institutions. POPLAR (PARISH).

(All ages.)	Total Deaths.	Deaths per 1000 of population.	Proportion of deaths to 1000 deaths.

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BROMLEY.

(All ages.)	Total Deaths.	Deaths per 10U0 of population.	Proportion of deaths to 1000 deaths.

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BOW.

(All ages )	Total Deaths.	Deaths per 1000 of population.	Proportion of deaths to 1000 deaths.

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BOROUGH OF POPLAR.

(All ages.)	Total Deaths.	Deaths per1000 of population.	Proportion of deaths to1000deaths.

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TABLE XVII POPLAR (PARISH) List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1902.

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TABLE XVIII. BROMLEY. List of Deathsof Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1902.

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TABLE XIX. BOW. List of Deathsof Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1902.

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TABLE XXI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases Notified in Whole Parish.							No. of Cases .Removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.
	At all Ages.	Under 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 65.	65 and upwds.

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TABLE XXII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR, Bromley Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.

Notifiable Disease.	At all Ages.	Case Notified in Whole Parish.						No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
		At Ages—Years.
		Under 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 05.	65 and upw'ds

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TABLE XXIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bow Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases Notified is Whole District.							No.of cases Removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages.	At Ages—Years.
	At all Ages.	Under 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 65	65 and upw'ds.

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The notification rate per 1000 living being :—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Brough of popular.

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Notificationsof parishioners from Institutions within the parishes, of Poplar and Bromley were as follows : ‡

	Total Cases	Notifications.						Removals.
	Total Cases	Small-pox.	Chicken-pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever.	Erysipelas.	Small-pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever.

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POPLAR.

Parish.	Disease with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital.	Date of Admission.	Report from Hospital.	Date of Report,

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BROMLEY.

Parish.	Disease with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board'sHospital.	Date of Admission.	Reportfrom Hospital.	Date of Report.

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BOW.

Parish.	Disease with which Patient was admitted into the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital.	Date of Admission.	Report from Hospital.	Date of Report.

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The corrected number of notifications would be—

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number of cases wrongly notified in Poplar and removed to Infectious Diseases Hospitals have been as follows :—

		Percentage of mistakes in total cases.
		Poplar	London

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DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. The following figures give the number of premises disinfected and the number of times the Council's apparatus was used for the three parishes, it being seen some thousands of articles were disinfected.

	Number of private premises disinfected by Council.	Number of premises from which articles were removed to Council's apparatus.

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From private premises the following articles were disinfected : —

District.	Number of Rooms.	Beds.	Palliasses and M'ttresses	Pillows.	Bolsters.	Various.	Totals.

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The notification and death rates per 1000 of the population being:—

	Notification.	Death.

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The figures relating to Small-pox in Tables XX., XXI., XXII., and XXIII. when corrected stand as follows:—

	At all ages.	Under 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 65.	65 and up- wards.

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1900 —January to June.

	Births notified.	Vaccination3.	Insusceptible.	Dead

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1900.—July to December.

	Births notified.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.	Dead.

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1901.—January to June.

	Births notified.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.	Dead.

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1901.—July to December.

	Births notified.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.	Dead.

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1902.—January to June.

	Births notified.	Vaccinations.	Insusceptible.	Dead.

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SCARLET FEVER. The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the three parishes, and the deaths which occurred for the past ten years were as follows:—

		Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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TYPHOID FEVER. The typhoid fever cases notified were:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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Notifications per 1,000 living:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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Forty-nine cases in Poplar, 57 in Bromley, and 55 in Bow were removed to various hospitals, as follows:—

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BROMLEY.

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BOW.

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Fourteen cases were directly traceable to the eating of shellfish.

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As is usual it will be seen that the typhoid fever cases occurred for the most part during the latter half of the year.

	1st Quarter.	2nil Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	Total.

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Cases notified:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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Notifications per 1000 living:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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The diphtheria and membranous croup patients, classified according to sex and school age, were as follows:—

All ages.
	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):—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Total percentage.

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Number of deaths for the past ten years was as follows:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.	Mortality per 100 cases notified.

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WHOOPING-COUGH. Deaths.

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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INFLUENZA. Deaths.

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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MEASLES. The following figures are the deaths from measles for the past ten years:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.

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DIARRHŒA.* Deaths from diarrhoea for the past ten years were as follows:—

	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Borough of Poplar.	London.

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Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1902 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 XIV. and XV. page 24.

	Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non-residents, were as follows			Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar, Bromley and Bow belonging thereto .
	Poplar.	Bromley	BOW.	Poplar.	Bromley	Bow.

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The notifications of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—

	Total Cases.	Notifications.						Removals.
	Total Cases.	Small-pox.	Chicken-pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtherial Membranous Croup.	Typhoid Fever.	Erysipelas.	Small-pox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Typhoid Fever.

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The deaths were as follows:—

	Residents.	Outlying.

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GROSVENOR, HANBURY, and COUNCIL BUILDINGS.

Causes of Death.		Deaths in Buildings at subjoined Ages.							Deaths in Public Institutions within and without Borough (at all ages).				Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
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 Workhouse.	Sick Asylum.	Poplar Hospital.	Outlying Institutions	Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.

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The institutions and localities in which the deaths happened were:—

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The mortality for the above buildings for the past eight years is as follows:—

1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.	1900.	1901.	1902.

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Hanbury Buildings.

1895.	1896.			1897.	1898.	1899.	1900.	1901.		1902

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Grosvenor Buildings.

1894.	1895.	1896.	1897.	1898.	1899.	1900.	1901.	1902.

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CANAL BOATS- During the year 43 registered canal boats and 59 non-registered canal boats were inspected, viz.:

Registered		Non-registered.

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The results of the analyses of 369 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1902. The samples being as follows :—

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Of these 369 samples 51 (13.8 per cent.) were found to be adulterated as follows:—

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The results of legal proceedings were as follows:— Milk.

Date.	Adulteration.	Penalty.			Costa.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Butter.

Date.	Adulteration.	Penalty.			Costs.

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So that the total penalties obtained and costs given were:—

	Penalties.			Costs.

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List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, from the 1st January, 1902, to 31st December, 1902.

	Popular South. Mr. Foad.	West combined Mr. Johnson	East combined Mr. Bullock	Br'mley Central Mr. Miners	Bromley North. Mr. Anthony	Bow East. Mr. Field.	Bow West. Mr. Boyce.	Total.

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8376 communications were received, and 900 complaints as to nuisances were made.

No. of Street and Premises.	Nature of Complaint.	Date of attendance at Police Court.	RESULT.	Name of Officer.

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No. of Street and Premises.		Nature of Complaint.		Date of atten dance at Police Court.		Result.		Name of Officer.

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Sir,— I beg to lay before you my thirteenth Annual Summary of the Sanitary work carried out in my Division during the year ending December 31st, 1902, as follows:—

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The details and nature of Sanitary Works executed in the Bow West Division during the year are as follows:—

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PARISH OF BOW (West Division). List of Nuisance Summonses taken out at Worship Street Police Court with results.

Situation of Premises.	Nature of Complaint.	Date of Hearing.	Result.

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At different times during the year I have destroyed—

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The number now on the register is as under:—

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The following is a tabulated statement of further details:— Tabulated statement of Inspections of insanitary conditions found existing, and of Re-inspections, &c., during the year ending December 31st, 1902.

Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c.	Poplar.	Bromley.	Bow.	Totals.

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VITAL STATISTICS- The population of the Borough, estimated to the middle of the year 1902, on the theory of the basis of the rate of change between the censuses of 1896 and 1901 being maintained, is 169,084:—

The births during the 53 weeks were:—

The annual birth rate per 1000 living being:—

The excess of births was as follows:—

The following figures are the death rates per 1000 living for the past 18 years:—(See page 2.)

The following are death rates per 1000 living from the seven principal zymotic diseases and respiratory diseases. See Table XVI., page 25.

TUBERCULAR DISEASES. See Table XVI. Deaths (all ages).

PHTHISIS. Deaths (all ages).

TABLE I. Deaths during the year 1902 in the Poplar Division of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.

TABLE II. Deaths during the year 1902 in the Bromley Division of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.

TABLE III. Deaths during the year 1902 in the Bow Division of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to localities.

TABLE IV. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1902 and Previous Years. Poplar (Whole Borough).

TABLE V. Vital Statistics during 1902 and Previous Years. Poplar and Bromley Parishes.

TABLE VI. Vital Statistics during 1902 and Previous Years. Bow Parish.

TABLE VII. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1902 and previous years. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR.

TABLE VIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. The Borough.

METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Poplar. Causes of, and, Ages at, Death during Year 1902.

TABLE X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Bromley. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1902.

TABLE XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Bow. Causes of, and Ayes at, Death during the year 1902.

TABLE XII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths {at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Resident and non-resident included.)

The following death rates are interesting when compared with one another:—

TABLE XIII.

TABLE XIV. The year 1902.

TABLE XV. The year 1902.

TABLE XVI. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the year 1902 (53 weeks) ended 3rd January, 1903, excluding non-Parishioners and including deaths in outlying Institutions. POPLAR (PARISH).

BROMLEY.

BOW.

BOROUGH OF POPLAR.

TABLE XVII POPLAR (PARISH) List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1902.

TABLE XVIII. BROMLEY. List of Deathsof Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1902.

TABLE XIX. BOW. List of Deathsof Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1902.

TABLE XXI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.

TABLE XXII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR, Bromley Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.

TABLE XXIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bow Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.

The notification rate per 1000 living being :—

Notificationsof parishioners from Institutions within the parishes, of Poplar and Bromley were as follows : ‡

POPLAR.

BROMLEY.

BOW.

The corrected number of notifications would be—

number of cases wrongly notified in Poplar and removed to Infectious Diseases Hospitals have been as follows :—

DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. The following figures give the number of premises disinfected and the number of times the Council's apparatus was used for the three parishes, it being seen some thousands of articles were disinfected.

From private premises the following articles were disinfected : —

Other articles, as under, also passed through the Council's apparatus:—

The notification and death rates per 1000 of the population being:—

The figures relating to Small-pox in Tables XX., XXI., XXII., and XXIII. when corrected stand as follows:—

1900 —January to June.

1900.—July to December.

1901.—January to June.

1901.—July to December.

1902.—January to June.

SCARLET FEVER. The number of scarlet fever cases notified for the three parishes, and the deaths which occurred for the past ten years were as follows:—

TYPHOID FEVER. The typhoid fever cases notified were:—

Notifications per 1,000 living:—

Forty-nine cases in Poplar, 57 in Bromley, and 55 in Bow were removed to various hospitals, as follows:—

BROMLEY.

BOW.

Fourteen cases were directly traceable to the eating of shellfish.

As is usual it will be seen that the typhoid fever cases occurred for the most part during the latter half of the year.

Cases notified:—

Notifications per 1000 living:—

The diphtheria and membranous croup patients, classified according to sex and school age, were as follows:—

3 to 10 years.

School-age cases. (Three to 10 years). Per 100 cases notified (all ages):—

Number of deaths for the past ten years was as follows:—

WHOOPING-COUGH. Deaths.

INFLUENZA. Deaths.

MEASLES. The following figures are the deaths from measles for the past ten years:—

DIARRHŒA.* Deaths from diarrhoea for the past ten years were as follows:—

Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1902 were as follows:—

For annual rates of deaths from violence per 1000 persons living, and the percentages of inquest cases to total deaths, see Tables XIV. and XV. page 24.

The notifications of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—

The deaths were as follows:—