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Metropolitan Borough of Poplar
Comprising the Registration Sib-Districts of Poplar, and Bow
and Bromley.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan
Borough of Poplar.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with the "Sanitary Officers' Order, 1922," I have
pleasure in submitting my thirty-first Annual Report. This deals with
the year 1923, and differs slightly in arrangement from the reports of
previous years.
Sub-Districts.—The Registration Sub-Districts were revised as from
1st February. Part of the Bromley Sub-District was amalgamated
with that of Poplar, and the whole of Bow absorbed into the Bromley
Sub-District, the enlarged areas being named "Poplar Sub-District" and
"Bow and Bromley Sub-District."
Mortality.—The rate of mortality at all ages is the lowest recorded
for the Borough, while the infantile mortality rate, calculated per
1,000 nett births, is 60, also a record. Deaths from violence reached the
high figure of 106, owing to a large increase in the number of cases of
accidental drowning. Deaths from cancer numbered 203, compared with
190 in the previous year. There were decreases in the numbers of deaths
from tuberculosis and other diseases of the respiratory system.
Infectious Diseases.—Notifications of infectious diseases were fewer
tuan in 1922, notwithstanding a four-fold increase in the number of cases
of Zymotic Enteritis.
Tuberculosis.—The report of the Tuberculosis Officer is quoted in
extenso. The number of new cases notified from all sources during the
year was fewer than in the previous year. Six Tuberculous patients
who died were not notified (3 per cent. of the total deaths from Tuberculosis),
but 20 other cases were notified only after death.
Public Analyst.—The Public Analyst submits a report in connection
with the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, ctc.