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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 1912

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

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MORTUARY.
Number of Bodies Received into Council's Mortuary.
The following is a list of the number of bodies received into the
Council's Mortuary classified according to the ages of the deceased :—
No age stated ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Stillborn ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
Under 1 77
1 to 5 40
5 to 15 28
15 to 25 20
25 to 65 221
65 and upward 91
Total 482
MODEL DWELLINGS.
Grosvenor, Council, and Hanbury Buildings.
Grosvenor Buildings have 542 tenements, the Council Buildings
contain 50, and Hanbury Buildings 35.

Table: The notification of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows :—

The notification of infectious diseases and the removals were as follows :—

Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Erysipelas.Small-pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Total.
Grosvenor Buildings7...341.........341*...7
Council Buildings3...12............12......3
Hanbury Buildings.......................................

Table: Six cases of Measles came to the notice of the Public Health Department in connection with Grosvenor Buildings. The deaths were as follows:—

Six cases of Measles came to the notice of the Public Health Department in connection with Grosvenor Buildings. The deaths were as follows:—

Residents.Outlying.
Grosvenor Buildings1713
Council Buildings01
Hanbury Buildings00
1714
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* Sick Asylum.