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Poplar 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TYPHOID FEVER.
The Typhoid Fever cases notified were:—
| 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 |
| 1907 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 81 |
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 |
| 1907 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.47 |
The 26 cases in Poplar were notified from 22 premises, the 31 cases
in Bromley from 25 premises, and the 24 cases in Bow were notified from
20 premises; in the first instance 2 house drains were found defective, in
the second 3, and in the third 1, the smoke test being used. So that the