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Poplar 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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MEASLES.
Deaths, Schools, Milkshops, Outworkers and Disinfection.
Deaths.
The following figures are the deaths from Measles for the past seventeen years :—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 40 |
| 1894 | 58 | 95 | 57 | 210 |
| 1895 | 82 | 105 | 25 | 212 |
| 1896 | 49 | 32 | 62 | 143 |
| 1897 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 80 |
| 1898 | 34 | 53 | 38 | 125 |
| 1899 | 39 | 44 | 17 | 100 |
| 1900 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 73 |
| 1901 | 26 | 38 | 25 | 89 |
| 1902 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 68 |
| 1903 | 53 | 88 | 20 | 161 |
| 1904 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 90 |
| 1905 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 79 |
| 1906 | 33 | 53 | 15 | 101 |
| 1907 | 25 | 55 | 14 | 94 |
| 1908 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 80 |
| 1909 | 59 | 54 | 39 | 152 |
Fifty-eight deaths (thirty-six of which belonged to the Borough of
Poplar) occurred in the Sick Asylum.
For death rates see Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 47.
At the end of the year there were 807 entries in the Measles Register
{334 Poplar, 296 Bromley, and 177 Bow), representing the number of
premises where measles had been stated to have occurred. Upon enquiry
respecting these entries 21 cases were stated to have recovered, 5 were
found not to be cases, 4 were stated to be suffering from a different
disease other than the one notified, 1 wrong address was given, and 8 had
moved away before enquiries could be made. So that practically as far as
is known 789 cases of measles had occurred in the Borough.