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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 18 | 32 | 20 | 70 | ||||
| 1906 | 33 | 37 | 16 | 86 | ||||
| 1907 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 81 | ||||
| 1908 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 61 | ||||
| 1909 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 54 | ||||
| 1910 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 62 | ||||
| 1911 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 63 | ||||
| 1st Quarter. | '2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter | Total. | ||||
| Poplar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 25 | |||
| Bromley | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |||
| Bow | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 17 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 63 | ||||
Notifications per 1,000 living:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.08 | — |
| 1895 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 0.81 | — |
| 1896 | 1.78 | 0.98 | 0.79 | — |
| 1897 | 1.12 | 1.25 | 1.12 | — |
| 1898 | 1.35 | 0.73 | 0.90 | — |
| 1899 | 2.66 | 1.32 | 0.80 | — |
| 1900 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.83 | — |
| 1901 | 0.78 | 1.28 | 0.88 | 1.01 |
| 1902 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.23 |
| 1903 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.54 |
| 1904 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.54 |
| 1905 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.41 |
| 1906 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.50 |
| 1907 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.47 |
| 1908 | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.35 |
| 1909 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.31 |
| 1910 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
| 1911 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.38 |
Drainage of Premises.
The 25 cases in Poplar were notified from 21 premises, the 19 cases
in Bromley from 15 premises, and the 19 cases in Bow were notified from
19 premises; in the first instance 1 house drain was found defective, in
the second 1, and in the third 0, the smoke test being used. So that the