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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Particulars of new cases of Tuberculosis and of all Deaths from the disease:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. (Reg. General's figures). | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1 — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 5 — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10— | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 15— | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
| 20— | 16 | 20 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| 25— | 21 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 35— | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | — | 1 |
| 45— | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 55— | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 134 | 96 | 39 | 39 | 96 | 56 | 11 | 7 |
The ratio of non-notifiied Tuberculosis deaths to total Tuberculosis deaths was 9.4%.
Disinfecting Department.
Bow and
Poplar. Bromley. Totals.
Premises Disinfected 1,064 644 1,708*
,, visited re Disinfection 1,160 646 1,806
*Does not include premises disinfected on account of Smallpox (95). Number of Verminous Rooms sprayed with Solution "D" 231.
| Articles Disinfected. | Small-pox. | Other Infectious. Diseases. | Tuberculosis. | Verminous. | Miscellaneous. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) From Infected Premises | 1,512 | 12,982 | 608 | 68 | 1,916 | 16.986 |
| (b) From Cleansing Station | — | — | — | 6,226 | 28,004 | 34,230 |
| (c) From Contacts | 135 | 68 | — | — | — | 203 |
| (d),, Shelter | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Totals | 1,654 | 13,050 | 508 | 6,294 | 29,920 | 51,426 |
Articles destroyed by request, 1,485.
Vermicide—Quantity issued from Depots, 288 gallons.