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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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Table: 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.

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.
Bickmore Street450..513247141716273
St. Leonard's Road103........241
Bow Churchyard..................
Wellington Road (infectious diseases)21..........1..
Total4624513247141916774

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The provision of proper mortuary accommodation is still under
the consideration of the Public Health and Housing Committee.
MODEL DWELLINGS.
Grosvenor, County Council, and Hanbury Buildings.
Grosvenor Buildings have 542 tenements, the County Council
Buildings contain 50, and Hanbury Buildings 35.

Table: The notification of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—

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.
Grosvenor Buildings23..211••1..181..
Council ,,1..1........1....
Hanbury ,,2....1..1....1..

Table: The deaths were as follows:—

The deaths were as follows:—

Residents.Outlying.
Grosvenor Buildings2219
Council „21
Hanbury „—4
2424