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]
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The registered causes of death being—
From Miasmatic Diseases ... ... ... 6
„ Influenza ... ... ... .. ... o
,, Diarrhoea ... ... ... . . ... 9
„ Venereal ... ... ... ... ... o
,. Constitutional Diseases ... ... ... 2
„ Premature Birth and Old Age ... ... o
,, Diseases of the Nervous System ... ... 3
„ ,, Circulatory ... ... 6
,, „ Respiratory ... . . 9
» ,, Digestive 5
„ ,, Urinary ... ... ... o
„ „ Generative ... ... o
Accident of Childbirth ... ... ... ... o
Disease of the Integumentary System ... ... o
Accidental Deaths ... ... ... ... 1
Other Diseases ... ... ... ... ... 7
Total ... ... 48
The outlying Institutions in which the deaths happened were—
London Hospital... ... ... ... ... 2
Poplar „ 1
Sick Asylum ... ... ... ... ... 4
Total ... ... 7
The mortality for the above buildings in the preceding year 1895
amounted to 36 deaths, which number included three deaths from
miasmatic diseases, and not one from diarrhoea.
No parish medical orders were issued for the Council Buildings.
From the Medical Registers at the Guardian's offices. 1 find that
30 orders were issued for Hanbury Buildings against 22 orders in
1895, and for Grosvenor Buildings the orders stand :—
1894. '895- 1896.
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