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Poplar 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Notifications per 1,000 living:—
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.08 | — |
| 1895 | 1.04 | 115 | 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 |
| 1912 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 1913 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
Drainage of Premises.
The 17 cases in Poplar were notified from 16 premises, the 17 cases
in Bromley from 11 premises, and the 6 cases in Bow were notified from
3 premises; in the first instance three house drains were found defective,
in the second one and in the third not one, the smoke test being used. So
that the 40 cases in the Borough were notified from 30 houses, and the
drains were defective in four instances.
Isolation.
Eleven cases in Poplar, eleven in Bromley, and six in Bow were
removed to various hospitals, as follows:—
POPLAR (Sub.District).
| Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals | 9 |
| London Hospital | 2 |
| 11 |
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