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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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. |
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. | Total under 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. |
Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1 — | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
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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 |
Borough of Poplar. | County of London. |
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Bibth-rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population . | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage or Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Causes of Death Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.m. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. |
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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*LONDON | 4,541,000 | 16.1 | — | 11.9 | 59 |
West Districts. | |||||
Paddington | 142,700 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 79 |
Kensington | 176,700 | 15.0 | 0.36 | 13.8 | 66 |
Hammersmith | 132,800 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 13.0 | 61 |
Fulham | 161,900 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 66 |
Chelsea | 63,690 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 76 |
City of Westminster | 136,500 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 68.6 |
North Districts. | |||||
St. Marylebone | 103,500 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 59 |
Hampstead | 86,160 | 11.9 | 0.2 | 12.2 | 51 |
St. Pancras | 213,200 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 12.3 | 62 |
Islington | 334,300 | 18.3 | 0.38 | 12.3 | 53 |
Stoke Newington | 52,130 | 14.0 | 0.27 | 12.2 | 66 |
Hackney | 224,700 | 15.7 | 0.46 | 11.6 | 64 |
Central Districts. | |||||
Holborn | 42,209 | 11.96 | 0.14 | 12.5 | 38 |
Finsbury | 75,500 | 19.2 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 50 |
City of London | 13,010 | 8.7 | 0.23 | 11.5 | 105 |
East Districts. | |||||
Shoreditch | 105,700 | 20.6 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 74 |
Bethnal Green | 117,900 | 19.9 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 57.7 |
Stepney | 251,580 | 18.1 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 68 |
Poplar | 167,000 | 19. 8 | 0. 6 | 11.8 | 66 |
South Districts. | |||||
South wark | 184,250 | 19.0 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 61 |
Bermondsey | 121,000 | 18.5 | 0.37 | 12.9 | 67 |
Lambeth | 307,700 | 16.2 | 0.39 | 12.4 | 50.5 |
Battersea | 169,000 | 16.6 | 0.3 | 12.2 | 53.5 |
Wandsworth | 342,700 | 13.53 | 0.25 | 11.3 | 51 |
Camberwell | 271,100 | 15.6 | — | 11.4 | 52 |
Deptford | 113,800 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 58 |
Greenwich | 101,920 | 16.2 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 53 |
Lewisham | 188,600 | 15.1 | 0.15 | 11.0 | 46 |
Woolwich | 140,770 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 42 |
1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. |
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Disease. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. |
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Heading in International Manual. | Part affected. | Number of Deaths. |
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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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1927. 28th Jan. | Poplar Hospital, of Copenhagen. | Male, 38. | Fell down ship's hold. Fractured spine. P.M. Accident. Inquest. |
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Outdoor Relief. | Medical Relief Only. | ||
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No. of persons. | Cost. | No. of persons. |
Poplar Districts. |
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Section. | Date of Adoption. |
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Section. | Date of Adoption. |
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East Combined | West Combined | Poplar South | Bromley North | Bromley Central | Bow East | Bow West | Totals 1927 | Totals 1926. |
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Poplar | Bow and Bromley. | Totals. |
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Premises. | On Register during year 1927. | Number of Inspections. | Number of Intimations. | Number of Notices. | Number of Final Notices. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
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Male | Female. | Total. |
Premises. | Inspections. | Number of Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
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Particulars. (1) | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecu-tions. (5) | |||
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Found. (2) | Remedied. (3) | Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4) |
Nature of Work. | Outworkers' List (Section 107). | Outwork in unwholesome premises. (Section 108). | Outwork in infected premises, (Sections 199, 110). | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Notice served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or per mit inspection of list. | Failing to send lists. | Instances. | Notices served. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers | ||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Class of Homework. | 1927 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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Registered boats. | Non-Registered boats. |
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Families accommodated. | Number of persons (approx.) |
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Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notices. | Prosecutions. |
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Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Premises. | Inspections. | Intimations. | Notices. | Final Notices. | Prosecutions. |
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Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. |
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Year. | No. of samples examined. | Percentage of adulteration. |
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Sample. | Number examined. | Percentage preserved. |
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Sample. | Number examined. | Adulterated . | Action taken. | |
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Legal Proceedings.* | Letters of caution sent. |
Sample. | Number examined. 1927. | Adulterated. | Action taken | |
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Legal Proceedings.* | Letters of caution sent. |
Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article | Result of Analysis, etc. | Action taken. |
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Sample No. | Article. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Action taken. |
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Particulars. | Date of Decision. | Result. | Name of Officer. |
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(A) Number of Samples examined for the presence of preservative. | (B) Number in which preservative was reported to be present, and percentage of preservative found in each case. |
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Sub-District. | Margarine. | Butter. | ||
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Wholesale Dealer. | Manufacturer. | Factory. | Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. | Total cases notified in each Sub-District. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District | Total Deaths in Age-Periods. | Total deaths in each Sub-District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | 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. | 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. |
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. | Enteric Fever. |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Births registered 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1926. | Number of Births entered by 31st January, 1928, in "Vaccination Register." | Number of Births which on 31st January, 1928, remained unentered in "Vaccination Register." | Number of Births neither entered in the "Vaccination Register" nor accounted for in Columns 8, 9 and 10. | Total number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of Children under 14 received during the calendar year 1927. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received during the calendar year 1927. | ||||||
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Col. I Successfully vaccinated . | Col. II | Col. IV Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received. | Col. V Died unvaccinated. | |||||||||
Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removals to Districts the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised. | Removals to places unknown, cases not found, etc. | ||||||||||
Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Smallpox. | |||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. |
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Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Premises. | Rooms. | Beds. | Mattresses | Pillows. | Bolsters. | Various. | Totals. |
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Year. | Output, gallons. | Materials, Chloride of Magnesium, Salt, Caustic Soda and Water Cost. | Electrioity. | Total. |
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Quarter. | Number of Children Cleansed. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount. |
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Lodging House. | 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 Notifications. | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications. | PoorLaw Institutions. | Sanatoria. | PoorLaw Institutions. | 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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Number of Cases on Register at commencement of quarter | Quarter ended 1 | ||||
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March. | June. | September. | December. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Borough Council. | Royal College. |
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Primary Diagnosis. | Contributory. | Result. |
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Bow. | West Ferry Road. | Christ Church. | Simpson Road. | p.h. Dept. Total. | Royal College of St. Katharine Total. |
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One. | Two. | Three. | Four. |
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Year. | Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths | ||
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Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At home. | In hospital. |
Age period. | Breast. | Mixed feeding. | Hand-fed. | Not stated |
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E.L.N.S. | St. John Divine. | St. Mildred's District Nurse. | Totals. | |||
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Cases. | Visits. |
£ | s. | d. |
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Year of Birth. | ||||
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1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. |
Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St. Katharine | Total, 1927. | Total, 1926. |
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Sessions. | New patients. | Total attendances. | Fillings. | Teeth extracted (temporary and permanent). | Scalings. | Dentures. | |
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Supplied. | Repaired. |
Year. | Applications. | Applications granted. | Cost (approx) £ | Orders issued. | Cases investigated by I.O. (b). | Unsatisfactory cases. | |
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Fresh. (Pints). | Dried. (Lbs.). |
Family Income (after deducting Rent and Insurance). | Charges to Patients per Week. | (d) | ||||||||||
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(a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||||||
Eligible for Single Maternity Benefit and not more than one child. | Eligible for Double Maternity Benefit. | Not eligible for any Maternity Benefit or eligible for Single Maternity Benefit and more than one child. | Daily Charge for periods extended beyond usual period of 14 days. |