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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Notification of Births Act, 1907.
During the year 5,049 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—25, Poplar; 25, Bromley; and 11, Bow.
Six cases were treated in hospitals—3, Poplar; 0, Bromley; and
3, Bow.
Summary, 1920.
| District. | Notifications. (10 | Actual Cases. (2.) | Midwives' Notifications.† (3.) | Notified by Midwives only. (4.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar | 37 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| Bromley | 35 | 25 | 14 | 9 |
| Bow | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Totals | 86 | 61 | 27 | 14 |
* Included in Cols. 1, 2 and 3. † Also notified by medical men.
Results, etc., of Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, 1914-1920.
| Year. | Number of Cases Notified. | Died while under Su-pervision. | Removed while under Supervision. | Born in Poplar Institution, not visited. | Sight of One Eye— Damaged. Destroyed. | Recovered. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 75 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 73 |
| 1915 | 64 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 62 |
| 1916 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 |
| 1917 | 39 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | — | 36 |
| 1918 | 40 | — | — | — | 1† | — | 39 |
| 1919 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 1* | 60 |
| 1920 | 61 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 59 |
| Totals | 400 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 389 |
* Midwife attended. † Doctor attended.