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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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On account of the prevalence of Diphtheria among the scholars
in the Infants' Department of the Monteith Road School, the
department was closed on the 7th July, and remained closed until
after the summer holidays. The class and cloak rooms were disinfected,
also the sanitary offices. The Girls' Department, together
with the Cookery and Laundry Centres, of the Monteith Road
School was notified on the 20th July as having been closed until
after the summer holidays. The necessary disinfection was carried
out.
| 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 |
| 1904 | 20 | 32 | 23 | 75 |
| 1905 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 75 |