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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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The institutions and localities in which the deaths happened were:—
| Asylum, Dartford Heath | 1 |
| Fever Hospital, Brook | 1 |
| Asylum, Fountain Temporary | 1 |
| Hospital, Park | 1 |
| Hospital, Poplar | |
| Sick Asylum, Devons Road | 7 |
| Union Workhouse, Poplar | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
The mortality for the above buildings for the past eighteen years is
as follows:—
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906.
36 ... 48 ... 32 ... 39 ... 44 ... 31 ... 62 ... 39 ... 44 ... 53 ... 48 ... 43
1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912.
34 ... 38 ... 23 ... 29 ... 33 ... 31
Mr. Lough, Clerk to the Guardians, has been good enough to furnish me with the following information for the year 1912 :—
| Visiting Medical Orders. | Dispensary Medical Orders. | Number on Permanent List. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanbury Buildings | 2 | 4 . | 0 |
| Grosvenor Buildings | 55 | 77 | 20 |
| Council Buildings | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The following figures are the number of poor-law medical orders
issued during the respective years :— •
Hanbury Buildings.
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906.
22 ... 30 ... 11 ... 18 ... 11 ... 5 ... 5 ... 8 ... 15 ... 27 ... 34 ... 17
1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. ...1911. 1912.
16 ... 23 ... 15 ... 9 ... 14 ... 6
Grosvenor Buildings.
1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906.
77 ... 103... 65 ... 48 ... 46 ... 27 ... 28 ... 19 ... 60 ... 69 ... 63 ... 103... 98
1907. 1908. 1909 1910. 1911. 1912.
81 ... 115 ... 104 ... 135 „. 158 ... 152