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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
In September 17 male employees of a local dairy were examined by
the Tuberculosis Officer. None of the employees showed any evidence of
tuberculosis.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924 and 1930.
Summary of Quarterly Returns to the London County Council.
| Quarter ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March. | June. | September. | December | ||
| Number of Cases on Register at commencement of quarter | 1,197 | 1,179 | 1,194 | 1,210 | |
| Number of New Cases notified | 85 | 68 | 67 | 53 | |
| Number of Cases restored to Register, etc. | 16 | 6 | 11 | 15 | |
| Number of Cases removed from Register | 119 | 59 | 62 | 88 | |
| Number of Cases on Register at end of -quarter. | Pulmonary | 801 | 815 | 837 | 819 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 378 | 379 | 373 | 371 | |
| Totals | 1,179 | 1,194 | 1,210 | 1,190 | |
Particulars of new cases of Tuberculosis and of all Deaths from the disease:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. (Reg. General's figures). | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1 — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — |
| 10— | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 15— | 14 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 20— | 22 | 24 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 25— | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | _ | — |
| 35— | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 |
| 45— | 29 | 12 | 1 | — | 21 | 4 | — | — |
| 55— | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 153 | 106 | 30 | 27 | 82 | 51 | 8 | 6 |