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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| Males. | Females. | Total | Remarks. | |
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| Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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| Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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| Registered Births. | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | ||
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| Males. | Females. | Total. |
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| Males. | Females. | Total. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London. |
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| Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | County of London |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| District. | Notifications. (10 | Actual Cases. (2.) | Midwives' Notifications.† (3.) | Notified by Midwives only. (4.) |
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| Year. | Number of Cases Notified. | Died while under Su-pervision. | Removed while under Supervision. | Born in Poplar Institution, not visited. | Sight of One Eye— Damaged. Destroyed. | Recovered. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Age Periods | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Total Primary Notifications | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||
| Age Periods. | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form c. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 15 to to 15 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Total Primary Notifications | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||
| Ago Periods. | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Total Primary Notifications | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications | Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||
| Age Periods. | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | |||||||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Total Primary Notifications | Under 5 | 5to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications | Poor Law Institu-tions. | Sanatoria | |||
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Totals. | |||
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| Age Periods. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Notifications |
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| Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. |
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| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics : public institutions being shown as separate localities. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
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| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics : public institutions being shown as separate localities. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
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| Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics : public institutions being shown as separate localities. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
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| 25th Feb. s.s. Ulm, West India Dock. | Deck hand. of Calcutta. | Male, 41. | Found dead. Pneumonia. Natural. Inquest. |
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| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths† | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
| of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number.* | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number.* | Rate per 1000 Nett Births. | Number.* | Rate. | |||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths† | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
| of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number.1 | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number.* | Rate per 1000 Nett Births. | Number.* | Rate. | |||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths† | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
| of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year ox Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number.1 | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number.* | Rate per 1000 Nett Births. | Number.* | Rate. | |||||||||
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths† | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
| of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Number.* | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number. | Rate. | |||||||||||
| Number.* | Rate per 1000 Nett Births. | Number.* | Rate. | |||||||||
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Nett Deaths in whole Borough at subjoined Ages. * | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Nett Deaths in whole Sub-District at subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-District (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||||
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| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65.and upwards. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Nett Deaths in whole Sub-District at subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-District (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||||
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| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Nett Deaths in Sub-District at subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Sub-Districts(at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, &c. | |||||||||||||||
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| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |
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| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |
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| Causes of Death (see page 27). | Under I week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |
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| Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated population to the middle of 1919. | Notifications. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Births. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Zymotic Deaths. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births. |
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| — | Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Civilian Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths.* | ||||||||||||
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| All Causes | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet . Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Certified Causes. | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. | Total Cases notified in each Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages-Years. | |||||||||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total Cases Removed. | ||
| Notifiaiile Disease. | Cases Notified in Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from. 1 Sub D istrict. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards | |||
| Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Sub-District. | No.. of Cases removed to Hospital from Sub District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar |
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| Total Cases. | Notifications. | Removals. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Pneumonia (all forms'. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Pni-umonia (all forms). | ||
| Sub-District, &c. | Rooms. | Beds | Mattresses and Palliasses | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. |
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| Manufactured Gallons. | Broken down to Gallons and Distributed. |
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| £ | s. | d. |
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| Year. | Output, gallons. | Material, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water. Cost. | Electricity | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrolytic Disinfectant. | Estimate for year ended 31st March, 1920. | Expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1920. | Average Expenditure for 3 years ended 31st March, 1920. | Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1921. | Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1922. | No. | |||||
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| Quarter. 1 | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount. | ||
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| Common Lodging House, etc. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Totals. |
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| Births notified. | Deaths registered under 12 months. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Totals. |
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| [Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| 1st quarter. | 2nd quarter. | 3rd quarter. | 4th quarter. | Total. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Age Periods | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. |
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| Age Periods. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. |
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| Age Periods. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. . |
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| Age Periods. | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow | Totals. |
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| Poplar | Bromley | Pow | Total. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | London. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough |
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| Age periods. Years. | Number of notifications. | Total | Number of deaths. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | Bromley. | Bow. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | |||
| Sub-Districts. | Number of Inquests held in the Sub-Districts. | Deduct Inquests held on non-parishioners. | Add Inquests held on parishioners from outlying districts. | Total Inquests belonging to each Sub-District. | Verdict from Violence. | Verdict from Natural Causes. |
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| Violent deaths which actually occurred in Poplar, Bromley and Bow, not deducting non-residents, were as follows :— | Deaths occurring entirely outside the Borough, but belonging thereto. | |||||
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | |
| Registered. | Non-Registered. |
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| Premises. | On Register during year 1920. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Intimations. | Numl er of Notices. | Number of Final Notices. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||||
| Premises. | Number of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |||
| Intimation. | Statutory. | Final. | |||
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Nature of Work. | Outworkers' List, Section 107. | Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.* | Outwork in infected premises,* Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
| Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances.* | Orders made (8. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||||||
| Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | ||||||||||||
| Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
| (1) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | |
| Class of Homework. | 1920 Number o£ Lists received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | .Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities. | |||||
| No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | |
| [Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number. | |
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| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
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| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis. | Result of Proceedings. |
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| Sub-District. | Wholesale Dealer. | Manufacturer. | Factory. | Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended. |
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| East combined. | West combined. | Poplar Soitth. | Bromley North. | Bromley Central. | Bow East. | Bow W est. | Totals. |
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| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Total. |
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| Poplar. | Bomley. | Bow. | Totals. |
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| No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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| No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer |
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| No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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| No. of Street or Name of Premises or Locality, &c. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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| Public Health Dept. | Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total. |
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| One. | Two. | Three. | Four. | Five. |
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| Ophth. Neon. | Measles. | Zy. Enteritis. | Influenza. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits. | Cases | Visits. | Cases | Visits. | Cases. Visits. | ||
| £ | s. | d. |
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| 2. Those who died— | |
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| Breast fed | 55.5 per cent. |