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Poplar 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

Published
1926
Pages
129
Tables
99

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  • Page 8
    BIRTHS.
    RegisteredInward Transfers.Outward Transfers.Mett.
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    It should be borne in mind. when studying death rates, that comparisons should be made with those ot districts the inhabitants of which live under similar conditions. See Table III, East Districts.
    1920.1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    Deaths from Various Diseases.
    Disease.1920.1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.
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    INQUESTS AND DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. The number of inquests held in the Borough was 280. From this total must be deducted 95 non-residents, and 31 added of residents who died outside the Borough, the nett total being 216.
    Verdict of Violence :—
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    MORTUARY. The number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, during the year was 281. All were inquest cases.
    Residents.Non-Residents.*
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    Deaths during 1925 in the Metropolitan Borough, of Poplar, classified according to localities.
    Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics ; public institutions being shown as separate localities.1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th QuarterTotal.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics during 1925 anil Previous Fears. Poplar (Whole Borough).
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the Borough.Transferable Deaths.+Nett Deaths belong, ing to the Borough.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.
    Of Non-residents registered in the Borough.Of Residents not registered in the Borough.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.*Rate.
    Number.*Rate per 1000 Nett Births.Number.*Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE II. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR T he B orough.
    Causes of DeathTotal Deaths.Sex.Nett Deaths at Subjoined Ages.Nett Deaths in Sub-Districts.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, etc.
    All Ages .Under 1 year.1 to 2 years.2 to 3 years.3 to 4 years.4 to b years.5 to 10 vears. *10 to lb years.l5 to 20 years.20 to 3b years.3b to 4b years.4b to 65 years.65 years and overPoplar.Bow and Bromley.Poplar Institution.St. Andrew's Hospital.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions.
    1234567891011121314
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    The following death rates for the year 1925 are interesting when compared with one another:—
    Annual Rate per 1,000 persons living.Deaths of Children under one year of age to 1,000 Births.
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    TABLE III. (1925).
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated population to the middle of year.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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    TABLE IV. Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1925.
    Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Civilian Population .Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.*
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under One Year.Causes of Death Certified by Registered Med ical Practitioners.Inquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
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    TABLE V. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Residents and Non-Residents included.)
    Causes of Death.Sex.Poplar Institution.St. Andrew's Hospital.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough'
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    TABLE V. (continued). METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Residents and Non-Residents included.)
    Causes of Death.Sex.Poplar Institution.St. Andrew's Hospital.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough.
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    TABLE VI. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF POPLAR. T he B orough. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1925.
    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 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.Poplar.Bow and Bromley.Poplar.Bow and Bromley.Total Cases Removed.
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    Number of Cases Occurring in Institutions. Notifications of parishioners from Institutions (excluding cases which had been notified before admission) within the Borough were as follows:—
    Total Cases.Notifications.Removals.
    Diphtheria. |Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Smallpox.Puerperal Fever.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Zymotic Enteritis.Pneumonia (all forms).Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Smallpox.Puerperal Fever.Zymotic Enteritis.Pneumonia (all forms).
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    Removal of Cases of Notifiable Diseases to Hospital.
    Disease.M.A.B. HospitalsPoor Law InstitutionsGeneral Hospitals etc.Total RemovalsPercentage of cases notified.
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    Comparative Mortality.
    DiphtheriaScarlet feverEnteric fever
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    DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT. Rooms and Articles (Infectious and Verminous) Disinfected. The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
    Rooms.Beds. 1Mattresses and Palliasses.Pillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
  • Page 29
    Distribution of Fluid. The fluid was distributed as follows:—
    galls.
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    Cost of Material and Electricity. The cost of materials and electricity for manufacturing the electro lytic fluid was as follows:—
    £s.d.
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    Bottles, Corks and Labels.
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    Total Quantity Manufactured since Installation of Plant. Since the installation of the plant, a period of 20 years, 891,864 gallons of fluid have been manufactured (see footnote) at a cost for electricity of £1,417 3s. 2£d., and materials of £1720, 10s. 8d.
    Year.Output, gallons.Materials, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water Cost.Electricity.Total.
    £8.d.£8.d.£s.d.
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    Quantity distributed:—
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    Continued from previous page...
    Electrolytic Disinfectant.Estimate for year ended 31st March, 1925.Expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1925.Average Expenditure for 3 years ended 31st March, 1925.Estimate for year ending 31st March, 192l.Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1927.No.
    ££££££££££
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    VERMINOUS CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1907. CHILDREN ACT, 1908. Number of Verminous Children Bathed; Itch Cases. Number of Verminous Children Bathed.
    QuarterNumber of Children Cleansed.Totals Number of Cleasings.Amount
    1925£s.d.
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    The number of persons from Common Lodging Houses within and without the Borough of Poplar, cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station, Glaucus Street, during the year was:—
    Common Lodging House, etc.Male.Female.Total.
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    STATISTICS FOR 1925. Attendances at Dispensary (Insured, 2,043; Uninsured,
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications received during the period 4th January, 1925, to 2nd January, 1926. The Borough.
    Age Periods.Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Forms C and D.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notification* on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.Form C.Form D.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total Primary Notifications.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary Notifications.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the period 4th January, 1925, to 2nd January, 1926, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.
    Age Periods0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Total cases.
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    Actual Number of Cases on Register.
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    Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1925.
    East CombinedWest CombinedPoplar SouthBromley NorthBromley CentralBow EastBow WestTotals
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    Continued from previous page...
    East CombinedWest CombinedPoplar SouthBromley NorthBromley CentraiBow EastBow WestTotals
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    1. — G eneral.
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    2.—Unfit Dwelling-houses.
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    Tabulated statement of Inspections, of Insanitary Conditions found existing and of Reinspections, Ji'c., during the year 1925.
    Poplar.Bow and Bromley.Totals.
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    Reports of Housing Inspectors. January to May. 1925.
    Poplar.Bromley.Bow.Totals
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    TABLE A. Table giving number of, and inspections, etc., of Bakehouses, Laundries, Workshops, Workplaces, Places where food is prepared, Milk premises, Cowsheds, Slaughterhouses, Offensive Businesses, Ice Cream premises, and Homworkers' premises.
    Premises.On Register during year 1925.Number of Inspections.Number of Intimations.Number of Notices.Number of Final Notices.Number of Prosecutions.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    TABLE B. Workshops on Register (Male), 1925.
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    Domestic Workshops on Register (where Men are Employed).*
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    Home Workers on Register (Male).
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    Workshops and Domestic Workshops on Register (Females).*
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    Factories on Register (Female).
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    Factories on Register (Female)— contd.
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    TABLE C. See footnote, page 59. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homeworkers. 1 .—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimation.Statutory.Final.
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    2.— DEFECTS FOUND *
    Particulars.Number of Defects.number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    TABLE D.— Home Work.
    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 (S. 110).. Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.t ailing to keep or permit inspection of list.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen .Contractors .Workmen.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(8)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(6)
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    LIST OF OUTWORKERS, FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901 (S. 107).*
    Class of Homework.1925 Number of Lists reoeived.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.
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    TABLE E. Registered Workshops and Workplaces.
    Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    TABLE F.
    Class.Number.
    (1)(2)
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    CANAL BOATS. For the year ended 31st December, 1925, the inspections and reports of the Inspectors respecting registered and non-registered canal boats were as follows:—
    Registered.Non-Registered.
  • Page 67
    The average weekly numbers of persons in receipt of outdoor relief, and the cost, and the average weekly numbers of persons receiving medical relief only (that is no relief other than the services of a District Medical Officer) during the years 1921-1923 were as follows:—
    Outdoor Relief. IMedical Relief Only.
    No. of persons. Average perCost average per week.No. of persons average per
    Year.week.£.week.
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    A comparative statement for the preceding five years gives the following :—
    Days Maintenance :Average Daily number.
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    Sick cases are also treated in the Poplar Institution, and the average weekly numbers for the past five years are as follows: —
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. (Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Metropolis Management Acts, etc.).
    Address, etc.Nature of Complaint.Date of Decision.Result.Name of Officer.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Address, etc.Nature of Complaint.Date of Decision.Result.Name of Officer.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Address, etc.Nature ol complaint.Date of Decision.Result.Name of Offioer.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Address, etc.Nature of Complaint.Date of Decision.Result.Name of Officer.
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924.
    Defendant.Nature of Complaint.Date of Decision.Result.Name of Officer.
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    STATISTICAL REPORTS OF FOOD INSPECTORS. MR. C. A. GRABHAM (2nd June to 31st December 1925).
    Premises.Inspections.Intimations.Notices.Final Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Slaughterhouses: 203 visits. Number of Carcases inspected :—
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    Number of Samples procured:—Formal.Informal.Total.
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    Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples:—
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    Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations—Certificates
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    MR. H. A. PEARCE (2nd June to 31st December, 1925).
    Premises.Inspections.Intimations.Notices.Final Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Slaughterhouses: 263 visits. Number of Carcases inspected:—
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    Countinued from previous page
    Formal.Informal.Total.
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    MR. F. A. SMITH (2nd June to 31st December, 1925).
    Premises.Inspections.Intimations.Notices.Final Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Slaughterhouses :
    Formal.Informal.Total.
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    Countinued from previous page
    Action taken in respect of unsatisfactory samples:—Formal.Informal.Total.
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    The figures for the previous 5 years are as follows: —
    Year.Samples Examined.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    Preservatives. The following samples were found to contain preservatives: —
    Food.Number Examined.Preserved.Percentage Preserved.
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. The results of the analyses of 811 samples were reported to the Committee during the year:—
    Sample.Number examined.Doubtful purity and inferior quality.Adulterated.Legal Proceedings.
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    Countinued from previous page
    Sample.Number examined.Doubtful purity and inferior quality.Adulterated.Legal Proceedings.
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    THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. A dministrative A ction taken in R espect of S amples reported to be not genuine, etc. March Q uarter , 1925.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings, or action taken.
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    June Q uarter, 1925.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings, or action taken.
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    J une Q uarter , 1925.—Continued.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings, or action taken.
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    September Quarter, 1925.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings, or other action taken.
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    December Quarter, 1925.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings, or other action taken.
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    D ecember Q uarter , 1925—Continued.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings, or other action taken.
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    December Quarter, 1925—Continued.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings, or other action taken.
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    Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917. 1 .-MILK; AND CREAM NOT SOLD AS PRESERVED CREAM.
    (a) Number of Samples examined for the presence of preservative.(B) Number in which preservative was reported to be present, and percentage of preservative found in each case.
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    (b) Determinations made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream.
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    The following is the number of premises in each Sub-District of the Borough registered under the above-mentioned Acts, up to and including 31st December, 1925, viz.:—
    Sub-District.Margarine.Butter.
    Wholesale Dealer.Manufacturer.Factory.Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended.
  • Page 98
    The Maternity and Child Welfare work has increased immensely since 1920. Larger attendances are being recorded at the Clinics, the total attendances during 1925, and the preceding years being as follows: —
    Borough CouncilRoyal College
  • Page 101
    The following table shows the number of cases of Puerperal Fever, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Epidemic Diarrhoea and Poliomyelitis, which have been notified since 1920:—
    Years.Puerperal Fever.O.N.Z.E.Poliomyelitis.
  • Page 102
    INFANT MORTALITY. There were 288 deaths of children under one year of age, the death-rate per 1,000 births for the past 18 years being:—
    Borough of Poplar.County of London.
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    In addition to the foregoing, one case occurred in a neighbouring borough, making a total of 44 cases.
    Year.Cases.Vision unimpaired .Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths
    Notified.Treated.
    At home.In hospital.
  • Page 106
    Statistical Summary for 1925
    Public Health Department.The Royal College of St. Katharine.Total.
  • Page 107
    Net Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of DeathUnder 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.Net total Deaths under 1 year.
    Poplar.Bow and BromleyWhole Borough
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    Stillbirths.
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    Nursing.
    Ophth. Neon.Measles.Pneumonia.
    Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.Cases. rVisits.
    Under 55-10Under 55-10Under 55-10Under 55-10
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    ATTENDANCES AT CLINICS.
    Bow.West Ferry Road.Christchurch.North Poplar.Royal College of St. Katharine.
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    Monet Taken.
    £s.d.
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    Feeding.
    Age period.Breast.Mixed feeding.Hand-fed.Not stated
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    Remaining under supervision :—
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    Our figures for the year are as follows:—
    AttendancesNew PatientsSessionsTeeth ExtractedTeeth FilledScalings
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    The following table shows in comparative form the applications, etc., during the years 1920-25:
    Year.Applications.Applications, granted.Cost (approx) £Orders issued.Cases investigated by I.O.(b).Unsatisfactory cases.
    Fresh. (Pints).Dried. (Lbs.).
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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS.
    Situation .Nature of Accommodation.Clinics. (Infant Consultations unless otherwise stated.)