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Poplar 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Notifications per 1,000 living: —
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.08 | — |
| 1895 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 0.81 | — |
| 1896 | 1.78 | 0.98 | 0.79 | — |
| 1897 | 1.12 | 1.25 | 1.12 | — |
| 1898 | 1.35 | 0.73 | 0.90 | — |
| 1899 | 2.66 | 1.32 | 0.80 | — |
| 1900 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.83 | — |
| 1901 | 0.78 | 1.28 | 0.88 | 1.01 |
| 1902 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.23 |
| 1903 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
The 34 cases in Poplar were notified from 27 premises, the 38
cases in Bromley from 30 premises, and the 21 cases in Bow were
notified from 21 premises; in the first instance 6 house drains were
found defective, in the second 5, and in the third 1, the smoice
test being used. So that the 93 cases in the Borough were
notified from 78 houses, and the drains were defective in 12
instances.
Twenty-two cases in Poplar, 33 in Bromley, and 18 in Bow were removed to various hospitals, as follows: —
| Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals | 15 |
| Seamen's Hospital | 2 |
| Children's Hospital, Shadwell | 4 |
| London Hospital | 1 |
| BROMLEY. | 22 |
| Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals | 19 |
| London Hospital | 6 |
| Sick Asylum | 6 |
| Poplar Hospital | 1 |
| Children's Hospital, Shadwell | 1 |
| 33 |