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Poplar 1934

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

Published
1935
Pages
192
Tables
140

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    Deaths during 1934 classified according to certain localities. (Old Table.)
    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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    The following table, compiled and furnished by the Registrar-General, is inserted at the request of the Ministry of Health.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages0—1—2—5—15—25—35—45—55 —65—75—
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    TABLE II.—causes of, and ages at death during 1934.
    Causes of Death. manual of the International List of Causes of Death, 1931.)Total Deaths.Sex.Ages at Death—in Years.Number of Deaths of Residents of Wards.Nett Deaths in Public Institutions (at all ages)Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc.Causes of Death.
    Poplar Institution.St. Andrew's Hospital.Bow Institution.Bromley House Institution.Poplar Hospital.See Footnotes.Outlying Institutions.
    Total All AgesUnder 5 years.5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75 and overbow.Bromley.Poplar.
    0-1-2-Total under 5years
    North.West.Central.South.Northwest.North-East.Southwest.South-East.Central.Northwest,.West.East.Mill-wall.Cubitt Town.
    12345678910111213141516
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    Births, Maternal Mortality and Infantile Mortality. The following Table shows the Birth rate, Maternal Mortality rate and the number and rate per 1,000 births of:— (a) Deaths of infants under 2 weeks old; (b) Deaths of infants from 2 weeks to 12 months old; (c) Deaths of infants under 1 year of age (total and visited by the Health Visitors), during the twenty years 1915 to 1934.
    Year.Live Births.Birth rate per 1,000 populationMaternal Mortality.Deaths of Infants:Deaths of visited infants.
    rate per 1,000Under 2 weeks.2 weeks to 12 months.Total under one year.Total under one year.Rate per 1,000 visited.
    Live Births.Total Births.No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    TABLE IV. Birth-bates, Death-eates, and Analysis or Mortality in the Yeak 1934. (Provisional figures. The rates for England and Wales and for London have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1934, but those for the towns have been calculated on populations estimated to the middle of 1933.)
    Rate per 1,000 Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under One Year.Certified by Registered Med ical PractitionersInquest Cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death.
    Live BirthsStill-births.
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    TABLE V. (1934).
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated Resident population (Mid-1934)Live Births, Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.Death-rate per 1,000 persons living.Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births.
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    (This summary is inserted for comparison with those shown in previous reports.)
    1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934
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    Mortuary and Coroner's Court. The number of bodies deposited in the Council's Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, during the year was 237:—
    Residents Males FemalesNon-Residents* Males FemalesTotals
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    (4) Poor Law Out Relief. The following information was furnished by the London County Council:—
    Number of persons relieved—Medical Cost. relief only.
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    The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act. Regulations regarding the following were issued during 1934:—
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    Summary for the Year 1934.
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    Sanitary Inspectors Work, Etc. Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspections during the year 1934.
    DISTRICT.Totals. (District Inspectors.)Survey Inspectors.*Totals.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.No. 4.No. 5.No. 6.No. 7.No. 8.Mr. G. L. Belshaw.Mr. E. A. May.
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    Sanitary Inspectors' Work, Etc. Tabulated Statement of Inspections, Insanitary Conditions found existing, and Re-inspection during the year 1934.
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    Factories and Workshops newly discovered and Registered 22
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    Defects Found:— 1. Nuisances under Public Health (London) Act, 1891:—
    Found.Remedied.Referred to D.S.i.Referred to H.M. Insp.
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    Action Taken Regarding Above:—
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    Report of the Inspector for Houses Divided into Separate Tenements, etc.
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    Number of nuisances referred to District Inspectors:
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    (c) Seamen's Lodging Houses. The Public Health Committee licensed the following four Seamen's Lodging Houses to 30th June, 1935:—
    Premises.Licensee.No. of Men.
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    Table A. Table giving number 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 1934.Number of Inspections.Number of Intimations.Number of Notices.Number of Final Notices.Number of Prosecutions.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    Table C. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces and Homeworkers. i.—INSPECTION.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
    Intimation.Statutory.Final.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.* (Corresponding figures for 1933 are shown in brackets).
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    LIST OF OUTWORKERS, FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901 (S. 107).
    Class of homework.1934 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.
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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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    Offensive Trades. The following are the offensive trade premises in the Borough:—
    Address.Proprietors.Business.
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    Stables. 179 stables were inspected and reported upon, the total numberinspections being 348.
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    Summary of Rat-catcher's Work from Ju!ne to December, 1934.(I) Private Premises.
    Number of Visits.Number of Baits.Number of Rats caught in Traps, etc.
    Laid.Taken.
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    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Metropolis Management Acts, etc.
    Address.Nature of Complaint.Result.Inspector.
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    Continued from privious page...
    Address.Nature of Complaint.ResultInspector
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    Continued from privious page...
    Address.Nature of Complaint.Result.Inspector.
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    London County Council Byelaws with Respect to Houses Divided into Separate Tenements.
    Address.Nature of Complaint.Result.Inspector.
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    Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Section 5, and L.C.C. Byelaws under Section 214.
    Address.Nature of Complaint.Result.Inspector.
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    London County Council Byelaws—Removal of Obnoxious Matter.
    Offence.Result.Inspector.
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    Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Acts, 1920 to 1933.
    Address.Nature of Complaint.Result.Inspector.
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    Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
    Article.Result of Analysis.Result.Inspector.
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    Letters of caution were sent to bottlers and dealers for infringements of the various Orders, etc., as follows:—
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    SUMMARY OF PENALTIES AND COSTS.
    Penalties.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Copy of a Return to the London County Council.
    Premises.No. in Borough on 31st December, 1934.No. of Inspections.No. of Prosecutions.
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    Water Supply to Tenement Houses.
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    Sanitary Officers.
    Male.Female.
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    (2) Part II of the Housing Act, 1925, and (3) other powers.
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    The following house-to-house inspections were carried out:—
    Work of the Survey Inspectors.No . of houses inspected.
    (1) Mr. G. L. Belshaw.
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    (I) Represented in 1934. The progress of areas during 1934 has been as follows:—
    Area.Number ofDate of Council's resolution declaring Area.Approx. area, including added lands (acres).Remarks.
    No.Title.Houses.Families.Persons
    In area.Added lands.
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    (II) Represented prior to 1934.
    Area.Clearance Area.Whether additional lands acquired.No. of persons in added lands.Acreage of total area.Remarks and Present Position.
    No.Title.No. of houses.No. of persons.Date of resolution.
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    The overcrowding was abated or eased as follows:—
    Abated.Eased.
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    The Town Clerk afforded the following information regarding the number of families rehoused during the past year:—
    Families accommodated.Number of persons (approx.).
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    Report of Special Inspector for Disinfestation.
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    Number of articles disinfested:—
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK. Number of Samples Examined for Bacteria (Total Count and B.Coli)—78.
    Designated Milk.Where taken:Number satisfactory.Number unsatisfactory.Action taken.
    On delivery at—From Dealers—
    Railway Stations.L.C.C. Hospitals, and SchoolsBefore bottling.After bottling.
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    BIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK. Number or Samples Examined fob Tubebcle Bacilli—46.
    N umber reported:Remarks
    Tubercle bacilli absent.Tubercle bacilli present.Examination incomplete.
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    Re-ports of Food Inspectors. Mr. C. A. Grabham.
    Totals.
    Inspections.Intimations.Notices.
    Stat.Final.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Mr . H. A. Pearce .
    No. of Inspections of:Totals.
    Inspections.Intimations.Notices.
    Stat.Final.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Organs, Etc., Condemned as a Result of Slaughterhouse Inspections.
    Mr. Grabham.Mr. Pearce.Totals.
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    The results of the analyses of 849 samples were reported to the Public Health Committee during the year:—
    Sample.Number examined, 1934.Adulterated.Action taken.
    Legal Proceedings. (See page 44).Letters of caution sent.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Sample.Number examined, 1934.Adulterated.Actiontaken.
    Legal Proceedings. (See page 44.)Letters of caution sent.
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    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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    The following is the number of premises in the Borough registered under the above-mentioned Acts, up to and including 31st December, 1934.
    Margarine.Butter.
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    The rate of adulteration in the Borough for the past ten years was as follows:—
    Year.No. of Samples examined.Percentage of adulteration.
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    During the past ten years the milk adulteration in the Borough was as follows:—
    Year.No. of Milks examined.Percentage of adulteration.
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    Investigations into the 20 notified cases resulted in them being classified as follows:—
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    TABLE VII. Notifiable diseases during the Year 1934. (52 Weeks.)
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole Borough.Number of Cases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths if Age-Periods.
    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.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.
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    TABLE VIIa. Notifiable diseases, cases and deaths by wards, 1934.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified.Deaths.
    Whole Borough.Bow.Bromley.Poplar.Whole. Borough.Bow.Bromley.Poplar.
    North.West.Cent.South.North-West.North-East.South-West.South-East.Cent.North-West.West.East.Mill-wall.Cubitt Town.North.West.Cent.South.North-West.North-East.South-West.South-East.Cent.North-West.West.East.Mill-wall.Cubitt Town.
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    Cases of Notifiable Diseases treated in Hospitals.
    Disease.Cases Notified.L. C. C. and other Fever Hospitals.Other L. C. C. Institutions.Voluntary Hospitals, etc.Total Removals.Percentage of cases notified.
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    Mortality from Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Enteric Fever.
    Diphtheria.Scarlet FeverEnteric Fever.
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    The following is a summary of the visits paid by the Medical Staff to cases of Chickenpox, or doubtful Smallpox or Chickenpox:—
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    Extract from the Report of the Vaccination Officer, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1933, inclusive:—
    Registration Sub-Districts.Number of Births registered 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1933.Number of Births entered by 31st January, 1935, in "Vaccination Register."Number of Births which on 31st January, 1935, 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 1934.Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received during the calendar year 1934.
    Col. I Successfully vaccinated .Col. IICol. 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)
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    Return showing the numbers of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates by the Medical Officers of Institutions and the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1934. POPLAR BOROUGH COUNCIL.
    Name of the 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.
    Under one year of age.One year and upwards.Total.
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    Deduct:—
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    The following is a summary of the cases notified, etc., during the year:—
    Puerperal Fever.Puerperal Pyrexia.
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    From Institutions (10).
    Patient.Notified.Institution.Report.Remarks.
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    From Samtary Inspectors (10).
    PatientRebort.
    Apparently recovered.Much improved.Remarks.Treatment.
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    I. Please complete the following table with regard to the incidence and mortality of Measles during the above period.
    Ages.Under 11 and under 22 and under 33 and under 44 and under 55 and under 66 and under 77 and under 88 and under 1414 and overTotal
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    County Council during above period and the number among these which proved fatal.
    Type of Hospital.Number of Cases admitted.Number of deaths.
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    During the last three epidemics the figures have been:—
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    The number of cases not ified and removed to hospital was as follows:—
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    The final diagnosis in the 37 Scarlet Fever cases was:—
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    The final diagnosis in the 87 Diphtheria cases was:—
  • Page 103
    The number of deaths from Cancer for the last nine years is shown below: —
    Year.Males.Females.Total.
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    The Council's Tuberculosis Dispensary is at No. 1, Wellington Road, Bow, E.3, and the following table shows the accommodation, hours of sessions, etc.:—
    Accommodation.Day and time of session.Type of session.
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    Return for the year 1934. 1. Return showing the work of the Dispensary.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Grand Total
    m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.m.f.
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    3. NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1934 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all Cases written off the Register.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year.Previous to 1926.1926.1927.1928.1929.
    Bones & Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Periph'al Glands.Total.Bones & Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Periph'al Glands.Total.Bones & Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.periph'al Glands.Total.Bones & Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Periph'al Glands.Total.Bones & Joints.Abdominal.Other Organs.Periph'al Glands.Total.
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    Additional Statistics not dealt with in the preceding Tables:—
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    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930. Part 1.— Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1934, to the 31st December, 1934 in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of poplar (to which this Return relates).
    Age Periods.Formal Notifications.
    Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis.Total Notifications.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (all ages).
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    PART II.— SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
    Age Periods.0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total.
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    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—
    Source of Information.Number of Cases.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    PART III.— NOTIFICATION REGISTER
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total Cases.
    Males.FemalesTotal.Males.FemalesTotal.
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    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924 and 1930. Summary of Quarterly Returns to the London County Council.
    Quarter ended
    March.June.September.December.
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    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.
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    Disinfecting Department.
    Articles Disinfected.Smallpox.Other Infectious Diseases.Tuberculosis.Verminous.Miscellaneous.Totals
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    Cleansing Station.
    M.F.Totals.
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    Motor Vehicles.
    Vehicle.Speedometer register (miles).Petrol consumption (gallons).Average m.p.g.
  • Page 112
    The production of the solution at a strength of 4 grammes of available chlorine per litre has averaged 133,453 gallons per annum for three years at an average annual cost of £2,233, the cost per gallon thus being a little over 4d.
    Quantity Produced.
    As Manufactured.As Issued. (i.e., Weaker Solution.)Electricity Consumed.
    Gallons.Gallons.Units.
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    Cleansing of Verminous Children. The arrangements for cleansing of verminous school children were continued throughout the year.
    Quarter.Number of Children Cleansed.Total number of Cleansings.Amount payable by L.C.C. to the Borough Council.
    1934.£s.d.
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    The number of persons from Common Lodging Houses and Seamen's Lodging Houses, etc., cleansed at the Council's Cleansing Station, Glaucus Street, during the year was:—
    Lodging House, etc.Male.Female.Total.
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    Summary
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    Expenditure Year ending 31st March, 1935.
    £s.d.
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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.Clinics.
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    The number of attendances at the Centres since 1920 is shown below:—
    Borough Council.Royal College.
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    The following table shows the distribution of these births:—
    Live Births.Stillbirths.
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    Of this number the following attended our Ante-Natal Clinics:—
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    Clinic Attendances.
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    Home Visitation by Health Visitors.
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    STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF HOME VISITING FOR 1934.
    Public Health Department.The Royal College of St. Katharine.Total 1934.Total 1933.
    CasesVisits.CasesVisits.Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.
  • Page 125
    The following table shows the attendances at each of the Clinics during the year 1934:—
    BowWest Ferry Road.Manchester Road.Simpsons Road.Wei-lington Road.P.H. Dept. Total.Royal College of St. Katharine Total.
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    Total attendances at all Clinics:—
    1934.1933.
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    The following table shows the sales of food accessories, simple remedies, and materials for making clothing, which are sold at cost price to mothers attending the clinics, and payments at clinics for various services:—
    £s.d.
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    (The following tables refer to the whole Borough.) Statistics Respecting Infants Born in 1933.
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    Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Twenty-one cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the year:— (This table refers to the whole Borough.)
    Year.Cases.Vision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths
    Notified.Treated.
    At home.In hospital.
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    Cases Notified and Visited.
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    Zymotic Enteritis.—Notifiable June-September. (Whole Borough).
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    The following is a summary of visits paid by Nurses during 1934:— (This table refers to the whole Borough.)
    E.L.N.S.St. John Divine.St. John's Isle of Dogs.Totals. Cases. Visits.
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    The following table relates to visited children of ages 1 to 5 years:—
    Year of Birth.
    1929.1930.1931.1932.
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    List of deaths from Puerperal Sepsis and other Puerperal causes:—
    Cause of Death.Attended at home byTreated in Institution.Number of previous Pregnancies.Received Ante-natal Care or Treatment.
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    The number of patients seen at the Ante-Natal Consultation Clinic was as follows:—
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    admitted during the year. The various kinds of cases admitted are enumerated as follows:—
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    The results of treatment and observation in the Wards are appended:—
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    Out-patients.
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    The results obtained in the cases of difficulty in breast-feeding will be of interest.
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    Children.—363 cases are reported on, classified with analysis of the results achieved.
    Marked Success,.Success.Moderate Improvement.
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    January 1st to December 31st, 1934.
    Bow.Poplar.Totals.
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    Report of the Senior Medical Officer. Infant Clinics.
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    continued from privious page...
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    Attendance.
    Year.1-3 years.3-5 years
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    Out-Patient Department.
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    Medical.—Admissions, 57 patients; average length of stay, 36 days.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The operations are performed by Mr. T. Twistington Higgins, F.R.C.S., and Mr. Denis Browne, F.R.C.S., Surgeons to the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street. Dental Clinic.
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    Women for whom dentures are made are now supplied at the same time with a special brush, a tin of powdered pumice and instructions on keeping the dentures clean.
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    Ante-Natal Clinic. 1,112 live births and 39 stillbirths were notified by the Medical Officer of Health as having occurred in the area allotted to the Royal College of St. Katharine during the year 1934. The following table shows the distribution of these births
    Live Births.Stillbirths
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    Clinic A ttendances.
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    Home Visitation by Health Visitors.
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    The following figures show the average duration of pregnancy at the patient's first attendance:—
    Primipara.Multipara.
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    The following abnormalities were notified to the patients' obstetric attendants—
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    Post-Natal Clinic.
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    The number of children referred for treatment in the Light Room during the year was 237, and the number of treatments given 3,197, an average of 13.5 to each child. The cases were classified as follows:—
    Number of Children.Number of Treatments.
  • Page 158
    Distribution from ist January, 1934, to 31ST December, 1934.
    C.L.O. (40Z. bottles.)Iron Solution. (40Z. bottles.)
    "A.""G.""S."Double strength.
    lbs.lbs.lbs.
  • Page 159
    The following table shows in comparative form the applications, etc., during the years 1920-34:—
    Year.Applications.Applications granted.Cost (approx) £Orders issued.Cases investigated by I.O. (b).Unsatisfactory cases.
    Fresh. (Pints).Dried, (Lbs.).