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Poplar 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The notification and death rates per 1000 of the population being:—
| Notification. | Death. | |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 3.39 | 0.50 |
| Bromley | 3.40 | 0.44 |
| Bow | 16.0 | 0.78 |
| Borough of Poplar | 3.70 | 0.55 |
Allowing for deductions by reason of cases which were notified
and removed to the Wharves of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
hut returned home on account of not having the disease, the
corrected figures stand as follows:—
Poplar 200-14=186
Bromley 232-14=186
Bow 194-7 = 187
Borough of Poplar 626-32 = 594
One case in Poplar, 2 cases in Bromley, and 4 cases in Bow were
removed to the Wharves, returned home, and no notifications sent
in to the Public Health Offices.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 186 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 65 | 70 | - |
| Bromley | 221 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 90 | — |
| BOW | 187 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 58 | 81 | 1 |
| Borough of Poplar | 594 | 15 | 43 | 94 | 200 | 241 | 1 |