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Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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accordingly transferred from Table III to Table II, making a total of
8 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis which have, since 1926, developed
pulmonary tuberculosis.
| Patients sent away for institutional treatment | 226 |
| Patients in receipt of extra nourishment during the year | 94 |
| Patients in receipt of extra nourishment on December 31st | 45 |
| Reports on children to Divisional School Medical Officer | 152 |
| Letters to General Practitioners concerning patients | 393 |
| Reports to General Practitioners on official forms | 156 |
| Progress reports received from General Practitioners | 72 |
| Clinical reports to London County Council | 641 |
| Reports to Ministry of Pensions | 2 |
| Shelters on loan during the year | 5 |
| Shelters on loan on December 31st | 3 |
| Beds and Bedding on loan during the year | cases 16 |
| Beds and Bedding on loan on December 31st | ,, 14 |
During the year 9 new cases and 13 old cases have attended Charing
Cross, Victoria Park, Colindale, Grove Park and St. Andrew's Hospitals
for 239 artificial pneumothorax refills, while 1 new case and 3 old cases
of Lupus have attended the London Hospital for 43 applications of Finsen
Light and 297 applications of General Light. Patients receiving artificial
pneumothorax treatment as well as patients needing Finsen or General
Light treatment are treated on the authority of the Tuberculosis Officer,
the cost of treatment being charged to the Borough Council. The number
of artificial pneumothorax refills has again risen during the year.
During the year 3 Tuberculous children and 1 non-tuberculous child
were recommended for admission to Geere House Open-Air School, while
1 delicate non-tuberculous child was recommended for admission to an
ordinary Open-Air School.
Eight children were boarded out during the year under the London
County Council Contact Scheme, while 11 non-tuberculous children were
recommended for convalescence to the Invalid Children's Aid Association.
During the year 7 Mantoux tests were carried out.