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Poplar 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Number of deaths for the past sixteen years was as follows:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | Mortality per 100 cases notified. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 29 | 59 | 91 | 179 | 15.78 |
| 1894 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 105 | 15.02 |
| 1895 | 55 | 64 | 29 | 148 | 19.09 |
| 1896 | 26 | 56 | 23 | 105 | 15.17 |
| 1897 | 58 | 49 | 12 | 119 | 15.93 |
| 1898 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 88 | 18.88 |
| 1899 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 77 | 18.20 |
| 1900 | 50 | 49 | 13 | 112 | 17.41 |
| 1901 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 82 | 13.22 |
| 1902 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 55 | 11.77 |
| 1903 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 13.67 |
| 1904 | 19 | 45 | 18 | 82 | 12.27 |
| 1905 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 8.14 |
| 1906 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11.42 |
| 1907 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 50 | 13.96 |
| 1908 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 33 | 10 50 |
For number of deaths and death-rates from diphtheria, also see
Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 55.
225 swabbings from throats of doubtful cases of Diphtheria were
forwarded for bacteriological examination to the Lister Institute of Preventive
Medicine.* The Bacillus Diphtherias was isolated in 80 instances
(35 5 per cent.), and the Pseudo Diphtheritic Bacillus in 11 cases. See
pages 65-70 as to cases of Diphtheria admitted into Metropolitan Asylums
Board's Hospitals which were certified as not having the complaint.
No deductions have been made in respect of these patients.
The 66 cases in Poplar were notified from 53 premises, the 174 cases
in Bromley from 136 premises, and the 74 cases in Bow from 66 houses,
and of these premises the drains were found to be defective in 20 instances
—8 Poplar, 8 Bromley, and 4 Bow.
* See page 71.