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Poplar 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Notifications per 1,000 livine:—
| 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 |
| 1912 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 1913 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 1914 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 014 | 0.21 |
Drainage of Premises.
The cases in Poplar were notified from 15 premises, the cases in
Bromley from 10 premises, and the cases in Bow were notified from
6 premises; in the first instance one house drain was found defective,
in the second not one and in the third not one, the smoke test being used.
So that the cases in the Borough were notified from 31 houses, and the
drains were defective in one instance.
Isolation.
Fifteen cases in Poplar, twelve in Bromley, and four in Bow were
removed to various hospitals, as follows:—
POPLAR (Sub.District).
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 12
Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich 1
Sick Asylum 2
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