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Poplar 1926

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

Published
1927
Pages
154
Tables
63

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  • Page 6
    BIRTHS. Early in the year 1927, the Registrar-General supplied the following information relating to the year under review:—
    RegisteredInward Transfers.Outward Transfers.Nett.
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    It should be borne in mind, when studying death rates, that comparisons should be made with those of districts the inhabitants of which live under similar conditions. See Table III, East Districts.
    1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.1926.
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    Deaths from Various Diseases.
    Disease.1921.1922.1923.1924.1925.1926.
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    The following deaths have been included in the mortality statistics of the Borough in accordance with the Registrar-General's rules relating to "Transferable Deaths."
    1926.
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    DEATHS OF PERSONS OF UNKNOWN ADDRESSES, Etc. , INCLUDED IN THE MORTALITY STATISTICS—( Continued).
  • Page 10
    The number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, during the year was 297. All were inquest cases.
    Residents.Non-Residents.*
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    Deaths during 1926 in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, classified according to certain 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 1926 and Previous Years. Poplar (Who le Borough).
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the Borough.Transferable Deaths.†Nett Deaths belonging 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. The Borough. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1926.
    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 5 years.5 to 10 years.10 to 15 years.15 to 20 years.20 to 35 years.35 to 45 years.45 to 65 years.65 years and over.Poplar.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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    TABLE III. (1926).
    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.
  • Page 16
    TABLE IV. Birth.rate, Death.rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1926.
    Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population .Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrh(ca and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under One Year.Causes of Deat h Certified by Registered Med ical PractitionersInquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
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    TABLE V. Total Deaths (at all ages) in Public Institutions within the Borough. (Residents and Non-Residents included.)
    Causes of Death. _Poplar Institution.St. Andrew's Hospital.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough.
  • Page 20
    TABLE VI. T he B orough. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1926.
    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.
  • Page 21
    Notifications of inmates of Institutions (excluding cases admitted with the disease) 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)
  • Page 22
    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 feverEnteiic fever
  • Page 27
    The following figures give the number of rooms and articles disinfected:—
    Rooms.Beds.Mattresses and Palliasses.Pillows.Bolsters.Various.Totals.
  • Page 30
    Total Quantity Manufactured since Installation of Plant. Since the installation of the plant, a period of 21 years, 957,181 gallons of fluid have been manufactured (see footnote) at a cost for electricity of £1,585 6s. 4|d., and materials of £1,897 19s. Id.
    Year.Output, gallons.Materials, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water. Cost.Electricity.Total.
  • Page 31
    As applicants now usually bring their own receptacles to the depots, there is a very appreciable saving in the expense on bottles.
    Electrolytic Disingectant. Estimate for year ended 31st March,1926. Expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1926Average Expenditure for 3 years ended 31st March, 1926.Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1927.Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1928.No..
    1 Wages (Manufacturing, bottling and delivery to Depots, Guardians'Institutions and Sick Asylum)££££££££££
  • Page 32
    Number of Verminous Children Bathed.
    Quarter.N umber of Children Cleansed.Total number of Cleansings.Amount.
    1926.£8.d.
  • Page 33
    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.
  • Page 44
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications received during the period 3rd January, 1926, to 1st January, 1927. 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 Notifications 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 Notifi-cations.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary Notifications.PoorLaw Institu-tions.Sanatoria.PoorLaw Institu-tions.Sanatoria.
  • Page 45
    New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the period 3rd January, 1926, to 1st January, 1927, 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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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1924. Summary of Quarterly Returns to the London County Council.
    Quarter ended
    March.June.September.December.
  • Page 48
    SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK, Etc. Tubulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1926.
    East CombinedWest CombinedPoplar SouthBromley NorthBromley CentralBow EastBow WestTotals
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    East CombinedWest CombinedPoplar SouthBromley NorthBromley CentralBow EastBow WestTotals
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    Tabulated, statement of Inspections of Insanitary Conditions found existing, and of Reinspections, &c., during the year 1926.
    Poplar.Bow and Bromley.Totals.
  • Page 53
    Mr. F. A. Smith, January to June , 1926. Mr. S. Kelly, July to December, 1926.
    Jan. to June.July to Dec.
  • Page 54
    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 Homeworkers' premises.
    Premises.On Register during year 1926.Number of Inspections.Number of Intimations.Number of Notices.Number of Final Notices.Number of Prosecutions.
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 57
    Factories, W orkshops , L aundries , Workplaces and H omeworkers. 1 .—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimation.Statutory.Final.
  • Page 58
    2.— DEFECTS FOUND.*
    Particulars. (1)Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions. (5)
    Found. (2)Remedied. (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)
  • Page 59
    TABLE D.—Home Work.
    Nature of Work. (1)Outworkers' List (Section 107).Outwork in un- wholesome premises, (Section 108).Outwork in infected premises, (Sections 109, 110).
    Lists received from Employers.(8)Notice served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    (11)Instances.(12)Notices served.(13)Prosecutions.(14)Instances.(15) Orders made (S. 110).(16) Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.(9) Failing to keep or per-mit inspection of list.(10) Failing to send lists.
    Lists. (2)Outworkers.Lists. (5)Out workers
    Contractors. (3)Work- men. (4)Contractors. (6)Workmen. (7)
  • Page 60
    LIST OF OUTWORKERS, FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901 ( S. 107).*
    Class of Homework.1926 Number of 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.
  • Page 60
    TABLE E. Registered Workshops and Workplaces.
    Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1)Number. (2)
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    TABLE F.
    Class. (1)Number. (2)
  • Page 65
    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 of Complaint.Date of Decision.Result.Name of Officer.
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    Foodstuffs Inspected for Export.
    Tonscwt.qrs.lbs.
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    The figures for the previous 6 years are as follows:-
    Year.Samples examined.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    Preservatives. The following samples were found to contain preservatives:-
    Sample.Number examined.Preserved.Percentage preserved.
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. The results of the analyses of 812 samples were reported to the Com mittee during the year:-
    Sample.Number examined.Doubtful purity and inferior quality.Adulterated .Legal Proceedings.*
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    Sample.Number examined.Doubtful purity and inferior quality.Adulterated.Legal Proceedings.
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    THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. Administrative Action Taken Respecting Samples Reported to be Not Genuine, Etc. March Quarter, 1926.
    Sample No.Article.Result of Analysis.Action taken.
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    June Quarter.
    Sample No.Article.Result of Analysis.Action taken.
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    September quarter.
    Sample No.Article.Result of Analysis.Action taken.
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    December Q uarter.
    Sample No.Article.Result of Analysis.Action taken.
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    December Quarter— Continued.
    Sample No.Article.Result of Analysis.Action taken.
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    Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, and Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk Shops Order, 1855.
    Sample.No.Result of Analysis, etc.Result of Legal Proceedings or other action takenName of Officer.
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    Proceedings under the above section were taken as follows:-
    Particulars.Date of Decision. 1926.Result.Name of Officer.
  • Page 90
    Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917. l .-MILK; AND CREAM NOT SOLD AS PRESERVED CREAM.
    (a)(b)
    Number of Samples examined for the presence of preservative.Number in which preservative was reported to be present, and percentage of preservative found in each case.
  • Page 91
    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, 1926, viz.:-
    Sub-District.Margarine.Butter.
    Wholesale Dealer.Manufacturer.Factory.Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended.
  • Page 94
    The Maternity and Child Welfare work has increased immensely since 1920. Larger attendances are being recorded at the Clinics, the total attendances during 1926, and the preceding years being as follows:-
    Borough Council.Royal College.
  • Page 96
    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.Puerperal Pyrexia.O.N.Z.E.Poliomyelitis.
  • Page 100
    Forty-three cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the year:—39 notified by doctors only, 1 by midwife only, and 3 by both doctors and midwives. The total notifications received numbered 50.
    Year.Cases.Vision unimpaired .Vision impaired .Total Blind ness.Deaths
    Notified.Treated.
    At home.In hospital.
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    Nursing.
    Ophth.Neon.Measles.Pneumonia.
    Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.
    Under 55-10Under 55-10Under 55-10Under 55-10
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    Attendances at Clinics.
    Bow.West Ferry Road.Christ Church.Simpsons Road.Royal College of St. Katharine.
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    Money Taken.
    £s.d.
  • Page 107
    Statistical Summary for 1926.
    Public Health Department.The Royal College of St Katharine.Total.
  • Page 108
    Nett 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.Nett total Deaths under 1 year.
    Poplar.Bow and BromleyWhole Borough
  • Page 114
    The following table shows in comparative form the applications, etc., during the years 1920-26:—
    Year.Applications.Applications granted.Cost (approx) £Orders issued.Cases investigated by 1.0. (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.)