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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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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Notification of Births Act, 1907
During the year 2,856 notifications were received under the Notification
of Births Act, 1907
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
Notifications of Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Forty cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the year—
23, Poplar; 8, Bromley; and 9, Bow
Summary
| District. | Notifications. | Actual Cases. | Midwives' Notifications.† | Notified by Midwives only. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2.) | (3.) | (4.) | ||
| Poplar | 37 | 23 | 9 | o |
| Bromley | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Bow | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Totals | 60 | 40 | 12 | 3* |
* Included in Cols 1, 2 and 3
† Also notified by medical men
AGE MORTALITY
The number of deaths from one year to 65 years of age was 741 for Poplar, 823 for Bromley, and for Bow 494, making a total for the Borough of Poplar of 2,058 The annual death rates per 1,000 living for the past 5 years being:—
| Poplar | Bromley | Bow | Borough of Poplar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 9.50 | 9.56 | 9.39 | 9.50 |
| 1915 | 12.12 | 9.99 | 9.74 | 10.66 |
| 1916 | 9.98 | 8.88 | 8.23 | 9.10 |
| 1917 | 11 .05 | 9.68 | 8.73 | 9.92 |
| 1918 | 15.28 | 14.73 | 14.03 | 14.74 |