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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Number of Notifications on Form D. (Cases Discharged from Poor Law Institutions and Sanatoria.)
| Poplar. | Bromley. | Bow. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Law Institutions | Pulmonary | M | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| F | 2 | 3. | 1 | 6 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| F | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Sanatoris. | Pulmonary | M | 41 | 44 | 28 | 113 |
| F | 21 | 18 | 12 | 51 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| F | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | ||
| Totals | Pulmonary | M | 45 | 48 | 30 | 123 |
| F | 23 | 21 | 13 | 57 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | M | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
Actual Number of Cases on Register.
| Corrected number of cases on Register at beginning of year 1920 | 4,903 | |
| Add New cases during year | 683 | |
| 5,586 | ||
| Deduct:— | ||
| Died (notified cases only) | 247 | |
| Removed, etc. | 7 | |
| Arrested or cured | 72 | |
| 326 | ||
| Number of cases on Register beginning of 1921 | 5,260 | |
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year ended 31st December, 1920, 156 samples of sputum
were bacteriologically examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The Tubercle bacillus was found to be present in 36 instances (23.0
per cent.)