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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(3) Midwives.
The number of midwives practising in the area is 20.
No arrangements are made for subsidising midwives in the Borough,
but compensation is paid to midwives, when, on the advice of a Clinic
Medical Officer, the patient has been confined in an Institution.
(4) Poor Law Medical Out Relief.
The following information was furnished by the London County Council:— Outdoor Relief.
| Number of persons relieved. | Cost. | Medical relief only. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January, 1931 | 11,606 | £3,919 | 27 |
| 1st July, 1931 | 10,031 | £3,363 | 34 |
(5) Laboratory Facilities.
(a) Chemical Analysis.
Arrangements are made with an analytical chemist who is approved
by the Minister of Health. All examinations are carried out at the Public
Analyst's own laboratory which is situate at 139, St. Leonard's Road,
Poplar. The report of the Public Analyst is given on page 77.
(n.b.—Examination of samples of milk for tubercle and bacteriological
counts in graded milks are made at the Lister Institute).
(b) Bacteriological.
(i) All sputa examinations are made at the Council's Tuberculosis
Dispensary.
(ii) Examination of diphtheria swabs and Widal tests and examination
of stools and urine are carried out by arrangement with the Seamen's
Hospital Society, Dreadnought Hospital, Greenwich.
(iii) Wasserman tests and examination of smears are done at the
London Hospital under the Venereal Disease Scheme for London.