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Poplar 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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81 cases in the Borough were notified from 67 houses, and the drains were
defective in 6 instances.
Fourteen cases in Poplar, 29 in Bromley, and 23 in Bow were
removed to various hospitals, as follows:—
POPLAR (Sub-District).
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 10
London Hospital 1
Sick Asylum 3
14
BROMLEY.
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 14
London Hospital 4
Sick Asylum 10
Poplar Hospital 1
29
BOW.
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 16
Sick Asylum 5
London Hospital 2
23
Nine cases of Typhoid Fever were stated by the patients or their friends to be due to eating shell-fish and fried fish, as follow:—
| No. | Date. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23rd Sept. | Female | 24 years | Rounton Road | Had eaten mussels three weeks ago. Treated in London Hospital, died 28th Oct. |
| 2 | 15th Oct. | Male | 46 years | Three Mills Lane | Had been staying at Brighton and had eaten crab and soles. Treated at home, died 23rd Oct. |
| 3 | 16th Oct. | Female | 26 years | Cantrell Road | Had been eating fried fish in Stepney. Treated in Sick Asylum. |
| 4 | 16th Oct. | Male | 14 years | Perring Street | Had been eating fried fish in Bromley. Treated in London Hospital. |
| 5 | 25th Oct. | Female | 28 years | West Ferry Road | Had eaten oysters and had felt unwell since. Treated at home. |
| 6 | 2nd Nov. | Female | 37 years | Perring Street | Mother of case No. 4. Had also eaten fried fish. Treated in London Hospital. |