Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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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. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
1910 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 41 |
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