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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 1905
[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 |
| 1904 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.54 |
| 1905 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.41 |
The 18 cases in Poplar were notified from 18 premises, the 32
cases in Bromley from 26 premises, and the 20 cases in Bow were
notified from 16 premises; in the first instance 3 house drains
were found defective, in the second 3, and in the third 2, the
smoke test being used. So that the 70 cases in the Borough were
notified from 60 houses, and the drains were defective in 8
instances.
Thirteen cases in Poplar, 28 in Bromley, and 15 in Bow were removed to various hospitals, as follows:—
| Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals | 11 |
| London Hospital | 1 |
| Sick Asylum | 1 |
| 13 |