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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 1904

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

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

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

Camberwell Infirmary1
Children's Hospital, Shadwell1
Fever Hospital, Brook4
Poplar Parish1
St. Bartholomew's Hospital1
St. John's Hospital1
Sick Asylum5
Blackwall Sick Asylum1
Total15

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

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

1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.
36••48••32••39••44••31••62••39••44••53

Table: Mr. Lough, Clerk to the Guardians, has been good enough to furnish me with the following information for the year 1904: —

Mr. Lough, Clerk to the Guardians, has been good enough to furnish me with the following information for the year 1904: —

Visiting Medical OrdersDispensary Mel'ca! Orders.Number on Permanent List.
Hanbury Buildings918–
Grosvenor Buildings261918
Council Buildings31—

Table: The following figures are the number of parish medical orders issued during the respective years: —

The following figures are the number of parish medical orders issued during the respective years: —

Hanbury Buildings.
1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.
22••30••11••18••11••5••5••8••1527

Table: Grosvenor Buildings.

Grosvenor Buildings.

1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.
77103654846272819606963