London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Form A. | Form B. | |
|---|---|---|
| Various:— | ||
| Abdomen | 3 | — |
| Bladder | 2 | — |
| Bowels | 6 | — |
| Breast | 2 | — |
| Buttock | — | — |
| Epididymis | 1 | — |
| Eyes | — | — |
| Fallopian Tube | — | — |
| Groin | 1 | — |
| Intestines | 3 | — |
| Kidneys | — | — |
| Larynx | — | — |
| Meninges | 45 | — |
| Mesentery | 6 | — |
| Peritoneum | 19 | — |
| Pleura | 3 | — |
| Rectum | — | — |
| Skin | 1 | — |
| Spermatic Cord | — | — |
| Testicle | 2 | — |
Actual Number of Cases on Register.
Number of cases on Register at beginning of year 1916 3,021
Add New cases during year 899
3,920
Deduct:—
Died 272
Removed, etc. 20
Recovered 5
297
Number of cases on Register beginning of 1917 3,623
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year ended 31st December, 1916, 154 samples of sputum
were bacteriologically examined free of cost at the Borough of Poplar
Dispensary for the Prevention of Consumption. The Tubercle bacillus
was found to be present in 53 instances (34.41 per cent.)
For Disinfection of Rooms and Articles, see page 73