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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 80 | 218 | 64 | 362 |
| 1894 | 72 | 84 | 45 | 201 |
| 1895 | 56 | 80 | 34 | 170 |
| 1896 | 85 | 68 | 33 | 186 |
| 1897 | 61 | 87 | 47 | 195 |
| 1898 | 68 | 51 | 38 | 157 |
| 1899 | 143 | 92 | 34 | 269 |
| 1900 | 90 | 100 | 78 | 268 |
| 1901 | 46 | 88 | 37 | 171 |
| 1902 | 77 | 83 | 49 | 209 |
| 1903 | 34 | 38 | 21 | 93 |
| 1904 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 93 |
| 1905 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 70 |
| 1906 | 33 | 37 | 16 | 86 |
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 |
| 1906 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.50 |
The 33 cases in Poplar were notified from 24 premises, the 37 cases
in Bromley from 26 premises, and the 16 cases in Bow were notified from
13 premises; in the first instance 4 house drains were found defective, in
the second 3, and in the third 0, the smoke test being used. So that the
86 cases in the Borough were notified from 63 houses, and the drains were
defective in 7 instances.
Twenty-nine cases in Poplar, 32 in Bromley, and 13 in Bow were
removed to various hospitals, as follows:—