Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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
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(8) A patient, aged 36 years, of Norman Road, Bow. Removed to
London Hospital on 29th May, and notified 5th June. Patient died
1st June.
(9) A patient, aged 34 years, of Old Ford Road, Bow. Removed
to Sick Asylum 8th August. Patient died 17th August.
(10) A patient, aged 38 years, of Spanby Road, Bromley. Removed
to Sick Asylum 1st August. Patient died 17th August.
(11) A patient, aged 38 years, of Zetland Street, Bromley. Notified
7th August and treated at home. Patient recovered.
(12) A patient, aged 18 years, of Beale Road, Bow. Removed to
Sick Asylum 4th August. Patient recovered.
(13) A patient, aged 32 years, of Kerbey Street, Bromley. Removed
to Sick Asylum 28th August. Patient recovered.
(14) A patient, aged 25 years of Rounton Road, Bromley. Removed
to Sick Asylum on 10th November. The patient was also notified as
suffering from typhoid fever, and died 22nd November.
(15) A patient, aged 19 years, of Hinks Place, Bromley. Removed
to Sick Asylum on 30th November. The patient died 6th December.
(16) A patient, aged 37 years, of Bygrove Street, Poplar. Removed
to Sick Asylum on 8th December.
(17) A patient, aged 26 years, of Balmer Road, Bow. Case was
treated at home.
In cases of puerperal fever, the doctor attending is immediately
communicated with by letter asking him to warn all persons in attendance
upon the patient that they must not go near nor attend upon another
lying-in case for some weeks to come and then only after their clothes,
etc., have been properly disinfected, and he is informed that disinfection
is carried out free of charge upon application being made to the Public
Health Department; the midwife, should there be one and all other
persons in attendance upon the patient, are also communicated with by
letter in which the above warning and information are embodied;
the London County Council are also informed of the case; and the
premises and clothes of the patient are disinfected in due course.
Deaths.
Seven patients died—1 Poplar, 4 Bromley, and 2 Bow.