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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| No. | Date. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3rd Nov. | Male | 38 years | West Ferry Road | Husband of case No. 5. Treated at home. |
| 8 | 13th Nov. | Female | 22 years | Augusta Street | Had some oysters at a stall in Chrisp Street three weeks ago. Treated in London Hospital. |
| 9 | 30th Nov. | Female | 22 years | Laura Cottages | Had been eating fried fish and was sick after same. Treated in Sick Asylum. |
Respecting the stated causes and predisposing influences of some of the other cases, they are given below as received from the patients or their friends, viz.:—
| No. | Date. | Sex. | Age. | Address. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11th Jan. | Male | 19 years | Lamprell Street | Had had influenza. Died 16th April. Treated in Eastern Fever Hospital. |
| 2 | 5th Feb. | Female | 25 years | Willis Street | Had nursed a brother with the disease. Brother died in Brook Fever Hospital on 27th December. Patient also died 9th April in Brook Hospital. |
| 3 | 3rd April | Female | 34 years | St. Leonard's Avenue. | Had been ill for eight weeks with Rheumatic Fever. Treated in Brook Hospital. |
| 4 | 22nd May | Female | 25 years | Lawrence Road | Rooms damp and dirty. Died 27th July. Treated in Eastern Hospital. Had been to Ramsgate a month previously. No history of having eaten fish of any description. |
| 5 | 27th June | Female | 7 years | Eastward Street | Ill since 10th June 1907. Had been drinking a lot of water. Treated in London Hospital. |
| 6 | 12th July | Female | 31 years | Park Street | Had been to Beanfeast and caught cold. Treated in Brook Hospital. Died 8th August. |
| 7 | 19th July | Female | 7 years | Cuba Street | Had undergone operation for bad throat on 18th March, not well since. Treated at home. |
| 8 | 11th Aug. | Male | 2 years | Maria Street | Had been playing over street gully. Treated at home. |
| 9 | 25th Sept. | Male | 8 years | Autumn Street . | Had been drinking water from a well at Staines whilst on a holiday. Treated in London Hospital. |
| 10 | (1) 29th Sept. | Male | 10 years | Candy Street | Had been to Waltonbury (etc.) between 10th and 17th Sept. Treated in Hospitals:— |
| 11 | (2) 18th Oct. | Male | 7 years | ||
| 12 | (3) 21st Oct. | Female | 4 years | ||
| 13 | (4) 30th Oct. | Male | 2 years | ||
| (1) Eastern. | |||||
| (2) Do. Died 21st Dec. | |||||
| (3) North Eastern. Died 18/1/08. | |||||
| 4) Eastern. Died 31st Dec. |