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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924 and 1930. Summary of Quarterly Returns to the London County Council.
| Quarter ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March. | June. | September. | December. | ||
| Number of Cases on Register at commencement of quarter | 1,096 | 1,049 | 1,002 | 966 | |
| Number of New Cases notified | 65 | 57 | 51 | 54 | |
| Number of Cases restored to Register, etc. | 21 | 13 | 9 | 8 | |
| Number of Cases removed from Register | 133 | 117 | 96 | 87 | |
| Number of Cases on Register at end ofquarter. | Pulmonary | 751 | 727 | 704 | 681 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 298 | 275 | 262 | 260 | |
| Totals | 1,049 | 1,002 | 966 | 941 | |
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 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 1 — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10— | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 15— | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 20— | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 25— | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | — |
| 35— | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 45 — | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | — |
| 65— | 14 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 127 | 71 | 34 | 34 | 61 | 39 | 7 | 10 |
The ratio of non-notified Tuberculosis deaths to total Tuberculosis deaths was 8.5%.
Disinfecting Station, Cleansing Station and Shelter.
The Council is still considering the question of plans and sites for
the new Disinfecting Station referred to in the Annual Report for 1935.
Early in 1937, meetings of representatives of the Committees concerned
were held and, as a result, it is hoped the Council will be able to get
the approval of the Ministry of Health to the erection of the new
Disinfecting and Cleansing Station.