London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Under the heading of "Alcoholism" are included deaths from
Delirium tremens, acute and chronic alcoholism.
Under the heading of "Puerperal Fever" are included deaths under
euch headings as Pyaemia, Septicaemia, Sapraemia, Pelvic peritonitis,
Peri and Endo-metritis occurring in the Puerperium.
Under the heading of "Congenital Debility and Malformation,
including Premature birth," are included deaths from Atrophy and
niarsamus of infants, and want of breast-milk, but not from Atelictasis
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