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Poplar 1905

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

Published
1906
Pages
252
Tables
125

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    vital statistics. The population of the Borough, estimated to the middle of the year 1905, on the theory of the basis of the rate of change between the censuses of 1896 and 1901 being maintained, is 169,744 :—
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    During the year 1905, births took place in institutions within the Borough as follows : —
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    The number of births as per headings of Registrars' weekly returns was as follows :—
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    The corrected number of births with additions and subtractions is as follows :—*
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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 annual marriage rate per 1000 living being :—
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    The 1077 deaths in Poplar included 14 illegitimate children, 5 male and 9 female; the 1222 deaths in Bromley included 13 illegitimate children, 7 male and 6 female; the 694 Bow deaths included 7 illegitimate children, 4 male and 3 female, making a total for the Borough of 34 deaths of illegitimate children.
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    The excess of births was as follows : —
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    The following figures are the death rates per 1000 living for the past 21 years (see page 2):—
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    zymotic diseases.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.County of London.
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    Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    respiratory diseases.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Proportion of deaths to 1,000 deaths from all causes.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    tubercular diseases. See Table XX., page 46. Deaths (all ages) .
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Death rates per 1000 persons living.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Proportion of Deaths to 1000 deaths from all causes.
    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 1905 in the Poplar 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 II. Deaths during the year 1905 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 ages.
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    TABLE III. Deaths during the year 1905 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 1905 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.
    Number.Rate per 1000 Births Registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE V. Vital Statistics during 1905 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*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1000 Births registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    Vital Statistics during 1905 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 District.Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Pendents registered in Public Institutions beyond the DistrictNett Deaths a all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number.Rate *Under 1 Year of AgeAt all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1000 births registeredNumber.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE VII. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1905 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 year.Population estimated to middle j 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 under1 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, and Ages at, Death during Year 1905.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages.Deaths ill Public Institutions and certain Localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging theretoTotal Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
    All ages.Under.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.P'lar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Poplar Hospital.Sick Asyl'm Black wallSee Footnotes.Outlying Institutions
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    TABLE IX. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Poplar. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1905.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and outside Parish (at all ages) belonging thereto.Total Deaths in Public Institutions,' &c.
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwardsP'lar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Poplar Hospital.Blackball Sick Asyl'mSee FootnotesOutlying Institutions
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    TABLE X. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR Parish of Bromley. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1905.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions and certain Localities within and without Parish (at all ages) belonging thereto.Total Deaths in Public Institution, &c.
    All ages.iUnder 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and unaer 65.65 and upwards.P'lar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Poplar Hospital.Blackwall SickAsy'mSee Footnotes.Outlying-Institutions
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    TABLE XI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Parish of Bow. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1905.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole Parish at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within or without (at a l ages) belonging theretoTotal Deaths in Public Institutions, &c.
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upward 8.P'lar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.Poplar Hospital.Blackwall Sick AsylumSee Footnotes.Outlying Institutions
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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.)
    Onuses of Death.Poplar Union Workhouse.Sick Asylum.City of London Union Infirmary.Stepney Union Workhouse.Poplar Hospital.Grove Hall.Sick Asylum, Blackwall.Totals deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough.
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    TABLE XIII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Whole Borough. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1905. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months3-4 Months.|4-5 Mont hs.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE XIV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Parish. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1905. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 month.1-2 Months2-3 Month-.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months..11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.|
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    TABLE XV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Parish. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1905. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3 4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE XVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR,Bow Parish. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1905. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    The following death rates* are interesting when compared with one another:—
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    TABLE XVII.
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated population in the middle of 1905.Notifications. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.Zymotic Deaths. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.Death-rate per 1,000 living.Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births.
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    TABLE XVIII. The year 1905.
    Population estimated to the middle of the Year 1905.Persons to an Acre 1905.BirthsDeathsThe Deaths registered include
    Deaths ofDeaths fromInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Infants under One Year of age.Persons aged 65 Years and upw'rdsPrincipal Zymotic Diseases.Smallpox.MeaslesScarlet Fever.Diphtheriawh'p- ing coughFever.Diar- rhœa.Violence.
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    TABLE XIX. The year 1905.
    Annual Rate per 1,000 Persons Living.Deaths under One Year to 1,000 Births.Annual Death Rate. per 1,000 living.Percentage to Total Deaths.
    Births.Deaths from all causes.Deaths from
    Principal Zymotic Diseases.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhoea.Violence.Aged 1 to 65 years.Aged 65 Years and upw'ds.Inquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE XX. Showing Mortality from certain groups of Diseases and Proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths, during the gear 1905, ended 30th December, 1905, excluding non-Parishioners and including deaths in outlying Institutions.
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    TABLE XXL POPLAR (PARISH). List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1905.
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    TABLE XXII. BROMLEY. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1905.
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    TABLE XXIII. BOW. List of Deaths of Parishioners which occurred in Public Institutions and certain Localities during the year 1905.
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    TABLE XXIV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Borough of Poplar. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1905.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.Under 1.At Ages —Years.
    1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total.Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total.
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    TABLE XXV. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Poplar Pakish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the gear 1905.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole Pakish.No of Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all ages.At Ages—Years.65 and upwds.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.
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    TABLE XXVI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bromley Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1905.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole Parish.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upw'ds.
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    TABLE XXVII. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Bow Parish. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1905.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole Parish.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 2525 to 6565 and upw'ds.
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    The notification rate per 1000 living being:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    Notifications of parishioners from Institutions (excluding cases which had been notified before admission) within the parishes of Poplar and Bromley were as follows : ‡
    Total Gases.Notifications.Removals.
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever..Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.
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    POPLAR.
    Parish.Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylum Board's Hospital.Date of Admission.Report from Hospital.Date of Report.
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    BROMLEY.
    Parish.Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital.Date of Admission.Report from Hospital.Date of Report.
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    BOW.
    Parish.Disease (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital.Date of Admission.Report from Hospital.Date of Report.
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    BOW—continued.
    Parish.Diseases (notified) with which Patient was admitted into Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital.Date of Admission.Report from Hospital.Date of Report.
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    The number of cases wrongly notified in Poplar and London for the years 1899—1905, and removed to Infectious Diseases Hospitals, have been as follow—
    Percentage of mistakes in total admissions.
    Poplar.London.
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    ALPHABETICAL STREET LIST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. CroupEnteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    Streets and Places.Small-pox. |Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.Fnteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.Fnteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas. |Measles.Total.
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    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.Fnteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. Croup.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Streets and Places.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria & Mem. CroupFnteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Measles.Total.
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    DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
    District.Number of Rooms.BedsPallia???ses and M'ttreesesPillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
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    SMALL POX. No case of Small-pox was notified within the Borough during the year. 74 cases were notified in the Metropolitan Boroughs, as follows*:—
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    VACCINATION. Mr. Hitchens, the Vaccination Officer, has kindly furnished me with the following statistics, which are copied from those forwarded to the Local Government Board: — 1903.—January to June.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
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    1903.—1st January; to 31st December.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
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    $$$1904.
    Births notified.Vaccinations.Insusceptible.Dead.
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    1905.—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 thirteen 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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    Thirteen cases in Poplar, 28 in Bromley, and 15 in Bow were removed to various hospitals, as follows:— POPLAR (Parish).
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    BROMLEY.
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    BOW.
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    Ten cases of Typhoid Fever were stated by the patients or their friends to be due to the eating of shell-fish:—
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    Respecting the stated causes and predisposing influences of other cases, they are given below as received from the patients or their friends:—
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    As is usual it will be seen that the greater number of Typhoid Fever cases occurred during the latter half of the year.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total
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    Cases notified:—
    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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    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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    School-age cases (three to ten years), per 100 cases notified (all ages):—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Total percentage.
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    Number of deaths for the past thirteen 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 thirteen years:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
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    DIARRHŒA.1 Deaths from Diarrhœa for the past thirteen years were as follows:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.London.
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    109 INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. Inquests and Deaths from violence during the year 1905 were as follows:—
    Number of Inquests held in the parishes.Deduct Inquests held on non-parishionersAdd Inquests held on parishioners ??? moutlying 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 XVIII. and XIX., page 45.
    Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducing non-residents, were as follows:—Deaths occurring entirely outside Poplar, Bromley and Bow belonging thereto.
    Poplar.Broml'yBow.Poplar.Broml'yBow.
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    MORTUARIES. The following is a list of the number of bodies received into the Council's Mortuaries classified according to the ages of the deceased.
    Total.No age stated.Still-born.Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    The notification of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—
    Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
    Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria & 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.
    All Ages.1Under 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.
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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 eleven years is as follows:—
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    Mr. Lough, Clerk to the Guardians, has been good enough to furnish me with the following information for the year 1905:—
    Visiting Medical OrdersDispensary Medical Orders.Number on Permanent List.
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    CANAL BOATS. For the year ended 31st December, 1905, the inspections and reports of the Inspectors respecting registered canal boats and non-registered canal boats were as follows:—
    Registered.Non-Registered.
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    TABLE A. Table giving number of, and inspections, etc., of Bakehouses, Laundries, Workshops, Workplaces, Places where food is prepared, Milk premises, Cowsheds, Slaughter-houses, Offensive Businesses, Ice Cream premises, Registered Houses Let in Lodgings, and Homeworkers' premises.
    Premises.On Register at end of year, l905.Number of Inspections.Number of Intimations.Number of Notices.Number of Final Notices.Number of Procecutions.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    TABLE B. At the end of the year the following premises were on the registers. Workshops (Male). (See remarks in italics, page 115.)
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    Domestic Workshops (where Men are Employed).
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    TABLE C. LIST OF OUTWORKERS, FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901 (S. 107). ‡
    Class of Homework.1905. Number of Lists Received.Number of Addresses of Outworkers.
    Due Feb. 1st.Due Aug. 1st.Forwarded to other Authorities.Received from other Authorities.
    No. of Lists.No. of Outworkers.No. of Lists.No. of Outworkers.
    Due Feb 1.Due Aug. 1.Due Feb. 1.Due Aug. 1.
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    Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homework. I.—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.RemediedReferred to H M. Inspect or.
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    3.-OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    There are 19* slaughter-houses: 7* Poplar, 5 Bromley and 7* Bow and 16 cow-houses: 4 Poplar, 5 Bromley and 7 Bow.
    POPLAR.SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
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    Reg. No. Address.Licensee.
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS.* The results of the analyses of 373 samples were reported to the Committee during the year 1905, the samples being as follows:—
    Sample.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
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    Of these 373 samples, 25 were found to be so adulterated that legal proceedings were instituted.
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    The following table shows the percentage of all adulterated samples found in the several years named.
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    The results of legal proceedings were as follows:— Milk.
    Sample Procured.Adulteration, etc.Summons Heard.Costs.Penalties.
    1905.1905.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Milk.
    Sample Procured.Adulteration, etc.Summons Heard.Costs.Penalties.
    1905.1905.£s. d£8.d.
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    Butter and Margarine.
    Sample Procured.Adulteration, etc.Summons Heard.Costs.Penalties.
    1905.1905.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Butter and Margarine.
    Sample Procured.Adulteration, etc.Summons Heard.Costs.Penalties.
    1905.1905.£s.d.£s.d.
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    So that the total penalties obtained and costs given were: —
  • Page 159
    List of Sanitary Works carried out in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, from the 1st January, 1905, to 31st December, 1905.
    Poplar South. Mr. Foad.West combined Mr. JohnsonEast . comb'nd Mr. BullockBromley Central Mr. MinersBromley North. Mr. LangleyBow East. Mr. Field.Bow West. Mr. Boyce.Total.
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    No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality.Nature of Complaint.Date of attendance at Police Court.Result.Name of Officer.
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    No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality.Nature of Complaint.Date of atten- dence at Police Court.Result.Name of Officer.
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    Parish of St. Mary Stratford, Bow (West Division). Comprising an area of about 214 acres. Names of the Roads, Streets and Places.
    Total number of Dwelling Houses.Total number of Dwelling Houses.
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    Total number of Dwelling Houses.Total number of Dwelling Houses.
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    The following have also received constant attention throughout the year:—
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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.
  • Page 185
    The quantities of the various pulps destroyed are as follows: —
    tons.cwt.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 198
    List of Nuisance Summonses taken with result.
    Date.Premises or Locality.Police Court.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 198
    Legal proceedings were taken against three vendors and convictions were obtained as below:—
    No. of Sample.Article.Extent of Adulteration.Result of Legal Proceedings.
  • Page 233
    Periodical inspections were made of the following premises, and notices served as under:—
    Notices.
  • Page 236
    Tabulated statement of Inspections of insanitary conditions found existing, and of Re-inspections, &c., during the year ended December 31st, 1905:—
    Poplar.Bromley.Bom.Total.