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Poplar 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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North-Eastern Hospital (M.A.B.)
Queen Mary Hospital for Children, Carshalton, Surrey.
Rochford Union Workhouse, Essex.
St. Marylebone Infirmary.
The Actual Number of Poor Persons on Register during the Years 1909,1910 and 1911, under "the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908."
| 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 165 | 139 | 172 |
| Bromley | 150 | 160 | 220 |
| Bow | 111 | 140 | 158 |
| Borough | 426 | 439 | 550 |
It will be seen below that 112 deaths occurred among poor persons
during the year, therefore 438 poor persons are on the register at the
beginning of the year 1912.
Deaths.
There were 112 deaths of poor persons during the year—Poplar, 48; Bromley, 32 ; Bow, 32.
| 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 38 | 45 | 48 |
| Bromley | 32 | 42 | 32 |
| Bow | 26 | 38 | 32 |
| Borough | 96 | 125 | 112 |
Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospitals) Regulations, 1911.
The Local Government Board made regulations requiring notification
to the Medical Officer of Health of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
treated at public hospitals and dispensaries. The hospital Medical Officer
will notify cases to the Medical Officer of Health of the district in which
the hospital is situated, who will in turn notify the Medical Officer of
Health of the district in which the patient resides. A fee of 1s. is
payable for each case notified.
Subject to nothing being done to enforce any penalties or prejudice
any patient in relation to any matter affecting him or his occupation, the