Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Registered | Inward Transfers. | Outward Transfers. | Nett. |
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1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. |
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Disease. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. |
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1926. |
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Residents. | Non-Residents.* |
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Names of localities adopted for the purpose of these statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. |
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the Borough. | Transferable Deaths.† | Nett Deaths belonging to the Borough. | |||||||
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Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | |||||||||||
Of Non-residents registered in the Borough. | Of Residents not registered in the Borough. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | |||||||||
Number. | Rate. | Number.* | Rate. | |||||||||
Number.* | Rate per 1000 Nett Births. | Number. * | Rate. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Causes of Death | Total Deaths. | Sex. | Nett Deaths at Subjoined Ages. | Nett Deaths in Sub-Districts. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions and certain localities within and outside Borough (at all ages) belonging thereto. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 3 years. | 3 to 4 years. | 4 to 5 years. | 5 to 10 years. | 10 to 15 years. | 15 to 20 years. | 20 to 35 years. | 35 to 45 years. | 45 to 65 years. | 65 years and over. | Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | ||||||||||||
Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Cities and Boroughs. | Estimated population to the middle of year. | Births. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Zymotic Deaths. Annual rate per 1,000 persons living. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births. |
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Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population . | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrh(ca and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Causes of Deat h Certified by Registered Med ical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. |
Causes of Death. _ | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | Bow Institution. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | Total deaths in Public Institutions within the Borough. |
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Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. | Total cases notified in each Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District. | ||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 2. | 2 to 3. | 3 to 4. | 4 to 5. | 5 to 10. | 10 to 15. | 15 to 20. | 20 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Total Cases Removed. |
Total Cases. | Notifications. | Removals. | ||||||||||||||
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Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Smallpox. | Puerperal Fever. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Pneumonia (all forms). | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Smallpox. | Puerperal Fever. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Pneumonia (all forms) |
Disease. | M.A.B. Hospitals | Poor Law Institutions | General Hospitals etc. | Total Removals | Percentage of cases notified. |
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Diphtheria | Scarlet fever | Enteiic fever |
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Rooms. | Beds. | Mattresses and Palliasses. | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. |
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Year. | Output, gallons. | Materials, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water. Cost. | Electricity. | Total. |
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Electrolytic Disingectant. | Estimate for year ended 31st March,1926. | Expenditure for year ended 31st March, 1926 | Average Expenditure for 3 years ended 31st March, 1926. | Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1927. | Estimate for year ending 31st March, 1928. | No.. | |||||
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1 Wages (Manufacturing, bottling and delivery to Depots, Guardians'Institutions and Sick Asylum) | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
Quarter. | N umber of Children Cleansed. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount. | ||
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1926. | £ | 8. | d. |
Common Lodging House, etc. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
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Age Periods. | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Forms C and D. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | Form C. | Form D. | |||||||||||||||||
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 Primary Notifi-cations. | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications. | PoorLaw Institu-tions. | Sanatoria. | PoorLaw Institu-tions. | Sanatoria. |
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 cases. |
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Quarter ended | |||||
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March. | June. | September. | December. |
East Combined | West Combined | Poplar South | Bromley North | Bromley Central | Bow East | Bow West | Totals |
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East Combined | West Combined | Poplar South | Bromley North | Bromley Central | Bow East | Bow West | Totals |
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Poplar. | Bow and Bromley. | Totals. |
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Jan. to June. | July to Dec. |
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Premises. | On Register during year 1926. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Intimations. | Number of Notices. | Number of Final Notices. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
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Male | Female | Total |
Premises. | Number of | ||||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |||
Intimation. | Statutory. | Final. |
Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. (5) | |||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) |
Nature of Work. (1) | Outworkers' List (Section 107). | Outwork in un- wholesome premises, (Section 108). | Outwork in infected premises, (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | (8)Notice served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
(11)Instances. | (12)Notices served. | (13)Prosecutions. | (14)Instances. | (15) Orders made (S. 110). | (16) Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | ||||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | (9) Failing to keep or per-mit inspection of list. | (10) Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists. (2) | Outworkers. | Lists. (5) | Out workers | ||||||||||||
Contractors. (3) | Work- men. (4) | Contractors. (6) | Workmen. (7) |
Class of Homework. | 1926 Number of Lists received. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers. | ||||||
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Due Feb. 1st. | Due Aug. 1st. | Forwarded to other Authorities. | Received from other Authorities. | |||||
No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | No. of Lists. | No. of Outworkers. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. | Due Feb. 1. | Due Aug. 1. |
Workshops and Workplaces, etc., on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Class. (1) | Number. (2) |
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Address, etc. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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Address, etc. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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Address, etc. | Nature of Complaint. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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Tons | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Year. | Samples examined. | Percentage of Adulteration. |
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Sample. | Number examined. | Preserved. | Percentage preserved. |
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Sample. | Number examined. | Doubtful purity and inferior quality. | Adulterated . | Legal Proceedings.* |
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Sample. | Number examined. | Doubtful purity and inferior quality. | Adulterated. | Legal Proceedings. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. |
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Sample. | No. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Result of Legal Proceedings or other action taken | Name of Officer. |
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Particulars. | Date of Decision. 1926. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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(a) | (b) | |
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Number of Samples examined for the presence of preservative. | Number in which preservative was reported to be present, and percentage of preservative found in each case. |
Sub-District. | Margarine. | Butter. | ||
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Wholesale Dealer. | Manufacturer. | Factory. | Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended. |
Borough Council. | Royal College. |
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Years. | Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | O.N. | Z.E. | Poliomyelitis. |
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Year. | Cases. | Vision unimpaired . | Vision impaired . | Total Blind ness. | Deaths | ||
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Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At home. | In hospital. |
Ophth. | Neon. | Measles. | Pneumonia. | |||||||
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Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | |||||
Under 5 | 5-10 | Under 5 | 5-10 | Under 5 | 5-10 | Under 5 | 5-10 |
Bow. | West Ferry Road. | Christ Church. | Simpsons Road. | Royal College of St. Katharine. |
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£ | s. | d. |
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Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St Katharine. | Total. |
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Causes of Death | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Nett total Deaths under 1 year. | |||
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Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough |
Year. | Applications. | Applications granted. | Cost (approx) £ | Orders issued. | Cases investigated by 1.0. (b). | Unsatisfactory cases. | |
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Fresh. (Pints). | Dried. (Lbs.). |
Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | Clinics . (Infant Consultations unless otherwise stated.) |
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