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Poplar 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 29 | 59 | 91 | 179 | 15.78 |
| 1894 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 105 | 15.02 |
| 1895 | 55 | 64 | 29 | 148 | 19.09 |
| 1896 | 26 | 56 | 23 | 105 | 15.17 |
| 1897 | 58 | 49 | 12 | 119 | 15.93 |
| 1898 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 88 | 18.88 |
| 1899 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 77 | 18.20 |
| 1900 | 50 | 49 | 13 | 112 | 17.41 |
| 1901 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 82 | 13.22 |
| 1902 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 55 | 11.77 |
| 1903 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 13.67 |
| 1904 | 19 | 45 | 18 | 82 | 12.27 |
| 1905 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 8.14 |
For number of deaths and death-rates from Diphtheria, also see
Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 45.
293 swabbings from throats of doubtful cases of Diphtheria
were forwarded for bacteriological examination to the Lister Institute
of Preventive Medicine. The Bacillus Diphtheriæ was
isolated in 64 instances, and the Pseudo Diphtheritic Bacillus in 18
cases. See pages 54, 55, 56 and 57 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 73 cases in Poplar were notified from 63 premises, the
140 cases in Bromley from 111 premises, and the 278 cases in Bow
from 229 houses, and of these premises the drains were found to
be defective in 49 instances—8 Poplar, 16 Bromley, and 25 Bow.