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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Bacteriological Examinations.
193 swabbings from throats of doubtful cases of diphtheria were
forwarded for bacteriological examination to the Lister Institute of
Preventive Medicine. The bacillus diphtheriæ was isolated in 57
instances(29.5 per cent.).
Errors in Diagnosis.
Twelve cases of diphtheria admitted into Metropolitan Asylums
Board's hospitals were certified as not having the complaint, 4 Poplar,
7 Bromley and 1 Bow.
No deductions have been made in respect of these patients.
Isolation.
1ll cases in Poplar, 115 in Bromley, and 39 in Bow were removed
to various hospitals for treatment as follows:—
Poplar (Sub-District).
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 109
Sick Asylum 1
Poplar Hospital 1
111
Bromley.
Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals 115
Bow.
Metropolitan Asylu ms Board's Hospitals 37
Hackney Infirmary 1
Bethnal Green Military Hospital 1
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The Diphtheria Anti-Toxin (London) Order, 1910.
Ten thousand units of diphtheria anti-toxin were supplied to medical
practitioners during the year.