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Poplar 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Borough of Poplar Dispensary for the Prevention of Consumption.
This institution was taken over by the Poplar Borough Council
1st April, 1920.
Number of Notifications received during the year 1st January,
to 31st December, 1920 :—
Poplar (Whole Borough). Notifications on Form A. Number of Notifications.
| Age Periods. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Notifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males | — | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 6 | — | 133 |
| Females | — | 4 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 7 | — | 155 |
| Non-pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | |
| Females | — | 12 | 13 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 |
| Totals | — | 41 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 77 | 65 | 26 | 13 | — | 364 |
Distribution of Cases in the Borough, etc.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 34 | 73 | 107 |
| Bow | 45 | 65 | 110 |
| Poplar | 46 | 101 | 147 |
| Out of District | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 130 | 240 | 370 |
The number of new cases who attended at the Dispensary during
the year 1920 was 2,017 ; of these, 370 were tuberculous.
There was a total of 7,919 attendances at the Dispensary.
Deaths, Tubercular Diseases and Phthisis—
Number and Rates see pages 10 and 11.
Disinfection of Rooms and Articles see page 50.
Report of Tuberculosis Officer, see page 96.