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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 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 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 4,030 notifications were received under the Notification
of Births Act, 1907.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Notifications of Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Sixty-one cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the
year—27, Poplar ; 29, Bromley ; and 5, Bow.
Ten cases were treated in hospitals—3, Poplar ; 6, Bromley ; and 1,
Bow.
| District. | Notifications. | Actual Cases. | Midwives' Notifications.† | Notified by Midwives only. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1.) | (2.) | (3.) | (4.) | |
| 0 | 0 | |||
* Included in Cols. 1, 2 and 3.
† Also notified by medical men.
AGE MORTALITY.
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Borough of Poplar. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|