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Poplar 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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147
MEASLES.
Deaths, Schools, Admission of Cases of Measles and Whooping
Cough into Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
Milkshops, Outworkers and Disinfection.
Deaths.

The following figures are the deaths from Measles for the past eighteen years :—

Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Borough of Poplar.
18931220840
1894589557210
18958210525212
1896493262143
189733351280
1898345338125
1899394417100
190025282073
190126382589
190231271068
1903538820161
190430461490
190534291679
1906335315101
190725551494
190825312480
1909595439152
19101820341

Seven deaths (three of which belonged to the Borough of Poplar)
occurred in the Sick Asylum.
For death rates see Tables XVIII. and XIX., page 67.
At the end of the year there were 333 entries in the Measles Register
(162 Poplar, 125 Bromley and 46 Bow), representing the number of
premises where measles had been stated to have occurred. Upon enquiry
respecting these entries 6 cases were stated to have recovered, 2 were
found not to be cases, and 8 had moved away before enquiries could be