Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Total. | No age stated. | Still-born. | Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bickmore Street | 370 | 5 | 91 | 42 | 19 | 25 | 125 | ||
| St. Leonard's Road | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Bow Churchyard | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington Road (infectious diseases) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Total | 376 | 5 | 91 | 42 | 24 | 26 | 125 |
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.
The notification of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows:—
| Notifications. | Removals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cases. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Typhoid Fever. | Erysipelas. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | |
| Grosvenor Buildings | 15 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 5 | .. |
| Council Buildings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hanbury Buildings | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |