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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Metropolitan Borough of Poplar.
Comprising the Registration Sub-Districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Poplar.
Sir and Gentlemen,
In accordance with the "Sanitary Officers' (London) Order, 1891,"
of the Local Government Board, dated 8th December, 1891, I have the
pleasure of submitting to you my nineteenth Annual Report, which
Report deals with the year 1911, and includes the Annual Reports of the
Sanitary Inspectors, also the Report of the Lady Inspector and that of
the Sanitary Inspector engaged in enforcing the bye-laws for Houses let
in Lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family. The
Report of the Lady Health Visitor is also included.
Population.
The population of the Borough, estimated to the middle of the year 1911, on the theory of the basis of the rate of change between the censuses of 1901 and 1911 being maintained, is 162,290:—
Registration London. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. |
---|---|---|---|
4,522,628 | 56,272 | 65,210 | 40,808 |
being 69.72 per acre for the Borough of Poplar, 48.25 per acre in Poplar
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