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CONTENTS.
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Public Health and Housing Committee vii
Public Health Department viii
Summary of Vital Statistics x
List of Boundary Streets and Roads xi
Inhabited Houses in the Registration Sub-Districts, Census, 1911 xii
Vital Statistics 1
Population 1
Births and Transferable Births 2
Birth Rate 5
Illegitimate Births 6
Marriages 7
Marriage Rate 7
Deaths 7
Deaths of Illegitimate Children 8
Death Rate 9
Zymotic Diseases, Death Rate 9
Respiratory Diseases, Death Rate 10
infantile Mortality—The Royal College of St. Katharine, The Royal College or St.
Katharine and the Poplar Infant Care Association—Rearrangement of Areas,
Provision of Special Drugs at Maternity Centre, Baby Show, Appointment of
Clerk in Maternity Department, Inspection of Lying-in Homes—-London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1915, Resignation and Appointment
of Second Health Visitor, Notification of Births Act, 1907 11
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Notifications, Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum)
Regulations, 1914 16
Age Mortality 19
Tubercular Diseases, Deaths, Death Rate 20
Phthisis—Deaths 21
Prevention of Consumption—Notifications; Treatment of Tuberculosis, Notifications
under the Tuberculosis Regulations, Summaries of Notifications Received;
Number of Notifications on Form D; List of Non-Pulmonary Cases; Actual
Number of Cases on Register at end of year 1916. Bacteriological Examinations;
The Borough of Poplar Dispensary for the Prevention of Consumption;
Deaths, Tubercular Diseases and Phthisis Number and Rate (see page 73);
Disinfection of Rooms and Articles (see page 20) 21
Tables of Deaths 31
Deaths from Drowning, &c. 34
Deaths of Persons of Unknown Addresses, included in the Mortality Statistics 34
Vital Statistics, Tables 36
Notes on Nomenclature of Diseases 41
Tables of Deaths (Classification); Deaths 42
Tables of Deaths in Public Institutions and Certain Localities 59
Tables of Infectious Diseases 62
Zymotic Diseases, Notifications ; Institutions, Errors in Diagnosis ; Bacteriological
Examinations; Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and on Homeworkers'
Premises; Civil and Military Sanitary Services Co-operation 66
Disinfecting Department—Rooms and Articles (Infectious Diseases and Verminous)
Disinfected 73
Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid—Output of Fluid, Distribution of Fluid, Cost of
Material and Electricity, Bottles, Corks and Labels, Total Quantity Manufactured
since Installation of Plant, Expenditure for the year ended 31st
March, 1916, and for half-year ended 30th September, 1916, Average expenditure
for the three years ended March, 1916. Estimated Expenditure
for the year ending 31st March, 1917, and for the year ending 31st March, 1918,
Spraying and Cleansing of Floors of London County Council Schools with
Electrolytic Fluid, Swimming Baths—the use therein of Electrolytic Disinfecting
Fluid, Comments on Adverse Criticisms 74