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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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Number of Notifications on Form D. (Cases Discharged from Poor Law Institutions and Sanatoria.)
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Law Institutions | Pulmonary | M. | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| F. | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| F. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Sanatoria | Pulmonary | M. | 37 | 29 | 26 | 92 |
| F. | 7 | 12 | 13 | 32 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M. | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| F. | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Totals | Pulmonary | M. | 41 | 40 | 36 | 117 |
| F. | 15 | 18 | 16 | 49 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| F. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||
List of Non-Pulmonary Cases (for Borough).
| Form A. | Form B | |
|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | ||
| Arms, legs, etc. | 5 | — |
| Elbow | 3 | — |
| Hip | 10 | 3 |
| Joints | 2 | 1 |
| Knee | 4 | 1 |
| Rib | 2 | 1 |
| Shoulder | — | 1 |
| Spine | 7 | 1 |
| Tarsus | 1 | — |
| Throat | 1 | — |
| Wrist | 1 | — |
| Glands:— | ||
| Cervical | 8 | — |
| Lymphatic | 2 | — |
| Mesentery | 1 | — |
| Neck | 104 | 1 |
| Oscheal | 1 | — |
| Others (location not specified) | 4 | 2 |