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Poplar 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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5 cases. See pages 33 and 34, as to cases of Diphtheria
admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals which were
certified as not having the complaint.
No deductions have been made in respect of these patients.
The 221 cases in Poplar were notified from 155 premises, the
126 cases in Bromley from 111 premises, and the 77 cases in Bow
from 61 houses, and of these premises the drains were found to
be defective in 51 instances—30 Poplar, 13 Bromley, and 8 Bow.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 24 | 32 | 17 | 73 |
| 1894 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 52 |
| 1895 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 78 |
| 1896 | 57 | 62 | 33 | 152 |
| 1897 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 75 |
| 1898 | 24 | 63 | 32 | 119 |
| 1899 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 97 |
| 1900 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 98 |
| 1901 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 72 |
| 1902 | 36 | 31 | 25 | 92 |
| 1903 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 76 |
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 7 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | 14 | 11 | — | 25 |
| 1896 | 6 | 9 | — | 15 |
| 1897 | 12 | 5 | — | 17 |
| 1898 | 15 | 13 | — | 28 |
| 1899 | 14 | 37 | — | 51 |
| 1900 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 53 |
| 1901 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 1902 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 24 |
| 1903 | 4 | 2 |