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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Registered | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Nett. |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1 — | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55 — | 65— | 75— |
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Causes of Death | 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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Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough |
1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | Average 1926-1930. | 1931. |
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Borough of Poplar. | County of London. |
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Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest, | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
Live Births | Stillbirths. |
Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated population to the middle of year. | Live Births. 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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1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. |
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Disease. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. |
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Residents | Non-Residents* | Totals |
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Number of persons relieved. | Cost. | Medical relief only. |
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Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Totals. |
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East Combined | West Combined | Poplar South | Bromley North | Bromley Central | Bow East | Bow West | Totals 1931 | Totals 1930. | Mr. G. L. Belshaw. | Mr. A. T. Harris. | |||
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Premises. | On Register during year 1931. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Intimations. | Number of Notices. | Number of Final Notices. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
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Male. | Female. | Total. |
Premiaes. | Number of | ||||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
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Pound. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) |
Class of Homework. | 1931 Number of Lists received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
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Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities. |
Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Registered boats. | Non- Registered boats. |
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Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Defendant. | Offence. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Premises. | No. in Borough on 31st December 1931. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
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(1) No. of observations .. .. 49 No. of nuisances recorded .. 21 | (4) No. of Statutory Notices served Nil. |
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£ | s. | d. |
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Work of Survey Inspectors. | No. of houses inspected. | Total. |
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(i). Bow. |
(3). Poplar. | To. of houses inspected. | Total. |
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(4). Bromley Central. | No. of houses inspected. | Total. |
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Abated. | Eased |
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Families accommodated . | Number of persons (approx.) |
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Grade. | Particulars (Where Taken). | Result. | Action Taken. | Samples Examined for | ||||
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On Delivery at Railway Stations. | Hospitals | From Dealer before Bottling. | From Dealer after Bottling. | Number Satisfactory. | Number Unsatisfactory. |
Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | NoticeB. | Final Notices. | Prosecutions. |
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Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notice?. | Prosecutions. | |
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1931 | 1930 |
Mr. Grabham. | Mr. Pearce. | Totals. |
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Mr. Grabham. | Mr. Pearce. | Totals. |
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Sample. | Number examined, 1931. | Adulterated . | Action taken. | |
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Legal Proceedings.1 | Letters of caution sent. |
Sample. | Number examined, 1931. | Adulterated . | Action taken | |
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Legal Proceedings. | Letters of caution sent. |
Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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(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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Margarine. | Butter. | ||
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Wholesale Dealer. | Manufacturer. | Factory. | Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended. |
Year. | No. of samples examined. | Percentage of adulterat ion. |
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Year. | No. of milks examined. | Percentage of adulteration. |
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Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Bobough. | Total cases notified in each Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District. | Total Deaths in Age-Periods. | Total deaths in each Sub-District. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 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 . | 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. |
Disease. | Cases Notified. | L.C.C. Fever Hospitals. | Other L.C.C. Institutions . | General Hospitals, etc. | Total Removals. | Percentage of cases notified. |
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Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever | Enteric Fever. |
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Month. | Smallpox. | Chickenpox. |
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Cases |
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Ages. | Under 5 years. | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45— | 65 and over. | All Ages. |
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Smallpox. | Not S.P. |
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Reason for Visit | Smallpox or Doubtful Smallpox. | Chickenpox. | Smallpox Contacts. | School exclusions. | Miscellaneous. | Total visits by medical staff. | ||||
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Diagnosis | S.P. | C.P. | Not S.P. or C.P. | S.P. | C.P. | Not C.P. or S.P. |
Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Births registered 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1930. | Number of Births entered by 31st January, 1930, in "Vaccination Register." | Number of Births which on 31st January, 1931, remained unentered in "Vaccination Register." | Number of Births neither entered in the "Vaccination Register" nor accounted for in Columns 8, 9 and 10. | Total number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of Children under 14 received during the calendar year 1931. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received during the calendar year 1931. | ||||||
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Col. I Successfully vaccinated . | Col. II | Col. IV Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received. | Col. V Died unvac-cinated. | |||||||||
Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removals to Districts the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised. | Removals to places unknown, cases not found, etc. | ||||||||||
Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
Name of the Poor Law Institution or Vaccination District. | Name of Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator. | Numbers of Successful Primary Vaccinations of persons:— | Number of Successful Re - vaccinations— i.e., Successful Vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. | Observations. | ||
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Under one year of age. | One year and upwards. | Total. |
Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. |
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Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Accommodation. | Day and time of session. | Type of session. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | ||||||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Glands. | Total. | Bonos & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal . | Other Organs. | Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal . | Other Organs. | Glands. | Total. |
Formal Notifications. | |||||||||||||
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Age Periods. | Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notiflcations. | |||||||||||
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages). |
Age Periods. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total. |
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Source of Information. | Number of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1931, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases. | ||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. |
Number of Cases on Register at commencement of quarter | Quarter ended | ||||
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March. | June. | September | December. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. (Reg. General's figures). | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Articles Disinfected. | Small-pox. | Other Infectious. Diseases. | Tuberculosis. | Verminous. | Miscellaneous. | Totals. |
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As Manufactured. Gallons. | As Issued. (i.e., Weaker Solution.) Gallons. | Electricity Consumed., Units. |
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Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid. | Estimate for Year ended 31st March, 1931. | Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1931. | Average Expenditure for 3 years ended 31st March, 1931. | Estimate for Year ended 31st March, 1932. | Estimate for Year ending 31st March, 1933. |
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Quarter. | Number of Children Cleansed. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount payable by L.C.C. to the Borough Council. |
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Lodging House, etc. | Male. | Female | Total. |
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Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | Clinics. |
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Borough Council. | Royal College. |
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Total Attendances. | Average Attendance per session. |
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Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council. | Institutions (with maternity wards) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. |
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Separate institutions provided by the Council for these cases. | Institutions (with accommodation for these cases) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. |
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Disease. | Number of cases notified during the year. | Number of cases visited by officers of the Council. | Number of cases for whom home nursing was provided by the Council | Number of cases removed to hospitals. |
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Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total 1931. | Total 1930. | |||||
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Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases | Visits. |
Bow | West Ferry Road. | Manchester Road. | Simpsons Road. | Wellington Road. | P.H. Dept. Total. | Royal College of St. Katharine Total. |
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£. | s. | d. |
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Year. | Cases. | Vision unimpaired . | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths | ||
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Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At home. | In hospital. |
E.L.N.S. | St. John Divine. | St. Mildred's District Nurse. | Totals. | |||
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Cases. | Visits. |
Year of Birth. | ||||
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1926 | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. |
Cause of Death. | Attended at home by | Treated in Institution. | Number of previous Pregnancies. | If attended Antenatal Clinic. | Condition of Child. |
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Bow. | Poplar. | Totals. |
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