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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Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0– | 1– | 2– | 5– | 15– | 25– | 35– | 45– | 55– | 65– | 75– |
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Causes of Death. (Manual of the International List of Causes of Death, 1931.) | Ages at Death—in Years. | Number of Deaths of Residents of Wards. | Nett Deaths in Public Institutions (at all ages) | Nett Total Deaths in Public Institutions, etc. | Causes of Death. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total Deaths. | Sex. | Total All Ages | Under 5 years. | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 and over | Bow. | Bromley. | Poplar. | Poplar Institution. | St. Andrew's Hospital. | St. Clement's Hospital. | Bromley House Institution. | Poplar Hospital. | See Footnotes. | Outlying Institutions. | |||||||||||||||||||
0- | 1- | 2- | Total under 5years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North. | West. | Central. | South. | Northwest. | NorthEast. | Southwest. | SouthEast. | Central. | Northwest. | West. | East. | Mill-wall. | Cubitt Town. |
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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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. | No. of Deaths in each Quarter. | |||||
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Poplar. | Bow and Bromley | Whole Borough | ||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | Average 1932-1936. | 1937. |
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Year. | Live Births. | Birth rate per 1,000 population | Maternal Mortality. | Deaths of Infants: | Deaths of visited infants. | |||||||
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rate per 1,000 | Under 2 weeks. | 2 weeks to 12 months. | Total under one year. | Total under one year. | Rate per 1,000 visited. | |||||||
Live Births. | Total Births. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
Rate per 1,000 Population. | Anndal Death-rate per 1,000 Population . | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage op Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P. M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
Live Birthg | Stillbirths |
Cities and Boboughs. | Estimated Resident population (Mid-1937) | Live Births, Annual rate per 1,000 population. | Death-rate per 1,000 population. | Deaths of Infants under one year to 1,000 births. |
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Residents | Non-Residents1 | Totals | |||
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Males | Females | Males | Females |
Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief (excluding medical relief only). | Cost. | in receipt of medical relief only. |
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DISTRICT. | Totals. (District Inspectors.) | Housing Inspectors.* | Totals. | |||||||||||||
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No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | No. 4. | No. 5. | No. 6 | No. 7. | No. 8. | Mr. G. L. Belshaw. | Mr. E. A. May. | Mr.T.C. B. Rose. |
Found. | Remedied. | Referred to D.s.i. | Referred to H.M. Insp. |
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Premises. | Licensee. | No. of Men. |
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Address. | Proprietors. | Business. |
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No. of Premises. | No. of Baits. | No. of dead Rats. | No. of Rats caught in Traps. | Total No. of Rats. | |||
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Laid. | Taken. | Dead. | Alive. |
Premises. | On Register during year. | 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. |
Nature of Work, | Outwork in unwholesome premises. (Section 108). | Outwork in infected premises, (Sections 109, 110). | Table D.—Home Work. | |||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Notice served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | ||||||||||||||
Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of list. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||
Total Lists. | Outworkers. | Total Lists. | Outworkers | |||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen . | Contractors . | Workmen. | |||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | in) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (16) | (16) |
Class of Homework. | 1937 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. |
Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Address. | Nature of Complaint. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Article. | Result of Analysis, etc. | Result. | Inspector. |
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Premises. | No. in Borough on 31st December, 1937. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
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Disease. | Cases notified. | Period. |
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No. | Area. | Approx. area, including added lands, (acres). | Number of | Date of Council's resolution declaring Area. | Remarks. | |||
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Houses in area. | Families. | Persons | ||||||
Title. | ||||||||
In area. | Added lands. |
No. | Area. | Clearance Area. | Whether additional lands acquired. | No. of persons in added lands. | Acreage of total area. | Remarks and position at 31st December, 1937. | |||
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Title. | No. of houses. | No. of persons. | Date of resolution. |
Families accommodated . | Number of persons (approx.). |
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Premises Inspected. | Council Properties. | Private Properties. |
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Articles Treated. | Council Properties. | Private Properties. |
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Re-inspections of Tenements Previously Disinfested. | Council Properties. | Private Properties. |
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Designation. | Bottlers. | Pasteurisers. | Dealers in Sealed Bottles only. | Supplementary Licences. |
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Designated Milk. | Where taken: | Number satisfactory. | Number unsatisfactory. | Action taken. | |||
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On delivery at— | From Dealers— | ||||||
Railway Stations. | L.C.C. Hospitals, and Schools | Before bottling. | After bottling. |
Number reported | ||||
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Tubercle bacilli absent. | Tubercle bacilli present. | Examination incomplete. | Remarks. |
Premises. | Grade. | No. of samples taken | No. Tuberculous. |
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Premises. | Date Inspected. | No. of Cows. | Cows suffering with Mastitis. |
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Class of Animal. | Total Killings. | Number Inspected. | CONDEMNATIONS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tuberculosis. | Other Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entire Carcases. | Parts of Carcases. | Organs, etc. | Entire Carcases. | Parts of Carcases. | Organs, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lungs. | Livers. | Mesenteries. | Omenta. | Pancreas. | Spleens. | Tripes. | Hearts. | Kidneys. | Intestines. | Udders. | Heads. | Tongues. | Lungs. | Livers. | Mesenteries. | Omenta. | Pancreas. | Spleens. | Tripes. | Hearts. | Kidneys. | Intestines. | Udders. | Heads. | Tongues. |
Totals. | |||||
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Inspections. | Intimations. | Reminders. | Notices served. | ||
Stat. | Final. |
Totals. | |||||
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Inspections. | Intimations. | Reminders. | Notices served | ||
Stat. | Final |
Sample. | Number examined, 1937. | Number Adulterated. | Action taken. | |
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Legal Proceedings. (See page 43.) | Letters of caution sent. |
Sample. | Number examined, 1937. | Number Adulterated. | Action taken. | |
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Legal Proceedings. (See page 43.) | Letters of caution sent. |
(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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Year. | No. of Samples examined. | Percentage of adulteration. |
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Year. | No. of Milks examined. | Percentage of adulteration. |
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Margarine. | Butter. | ||
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Wholesale Dealer. | Manufacturer. | Factory. | Wholesale Dealer in Milk-blended. |
Notifiable disease. | Cases Notified in Whole Borough. | Number of Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths in Age-Periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | 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. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Whole Borough. | Bow. | Bromley. | Poplar. | Whole. Borough. | Bow. | Bromley. | Poplar. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
North. | West. | Cent. | South. | North-West. | North-East. | South-West. | South-East. | Cent. | North-West. | West. | East. | Mill-wall. | Cubitt Town. | Worth. | West. | Cent. | South. | North-West. | North-East. | South-West. | South-East. | Cent. | North-West. | West. | East. | Mill-wall. | Cubitt Town. |
Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever | Enteric and Paratyphoid Fevers. |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Births registered 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., 1930. | Number of Births entered by 31st January, 1938, in "Vaccination Register." | Number of Births which on 31st January, 1938, 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 1937. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received during the calendar year 1937. | ||||||
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Col. 1 Successfully vaccinated. | Col. II | Col. IV Number in respect of whom Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection have been received. | Col. V Died unvac-clnated. | |||||||||
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) | (6) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (U) | (12) | (13) |
Name of the Institution or Vaccination District. | Name of Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator. | Numbers of Successful Primary Vaccinations of persons:— | Number of Successful Re - vaccinations— i.e., Successful Vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. | Observations. | ||
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Under one year of age. | One year and upwards. | Total. |
Patient. | Notified. | Institution. | Report. | Remarks. |
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Patient. | Notified. | Institution. | Report. | Remarks. |
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Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Accommodation. | Day and time of session. | Type of session. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Grand Total | ||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1937. | Previous to 1927. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class T.B.—. | Class T.B.+. | Class | T.B.+ . | Class T.B.—. | Class T.B.+ . | Class T.B.-+. | Class T.B.— . | Class T.B.+ . | Class T.B.—. | Class T.B. +. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B. + ). | Class T.B.—. | Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B. + ). | Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B.+). | Class T.B.—. | Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B. + ). | Group I. | Group II. | Group 111. | Total (T.B. + ). | Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B.+). |
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1937. | Previous to 1927. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal . | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph' a Glands. | Total. |
Age Periods | Formal Notifications. | ||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis. | Total Notifications. | ||||||||||||
0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total (all ages). |
Age Periods. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | Total. |
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Source of Information. | Number of Cases. | ||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1937, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases. | ||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. | ||
356 | 290 | 646 | 116 | 125 | 241 | 887 |
Quarter ended | |||||
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March. | June. | September. | December. |
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. (Reg. General's figures). | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F- | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Articles Disinfected. | Smallpox. | Other Infectious Diseases. | Tuberculosis. | Scabies and Verminous. | Miscellaneous. | Totals |
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M. | F. | Totals. |
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Vehicle. | Speedometer register (miles). | Petrol consumption (gallons). | Average m.p.g. |
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Quantity Produced. | |||
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As Manufactured. Gallons. | As Issued. (i.e.. Weaker Solution.) Gallons. | Electricity Consumed. Units. |
Quarter. | Number of Children Cleansed. | Total number of Cleansings. | Amount payable by L.C.C. to the Borough Council. |
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Lodging House, etc. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
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Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | Clinics. |
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Borough Council. | Royal College. |
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Live Births | Stillbirths. |
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Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total 1937. | Total 1936. | |||||
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Cases | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases | Visits. |
Bow | West Ferry Road. | Manchester Road. | Simpsons Road. | Wellington Road. | P.H. Dept. Total. | Royal College of St. Katharine Total. |
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Year. | Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blind-ness. | Death* | ||
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Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At home. | In hospital. |
E.L.N.S. | St. John Divine. | St. John's Isle of Dogs. | Totals. | |||
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Cases | Visits. |
Year of Birth. | ||||
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1932. | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
Cause of Death. | Attended at Institution. | Attended at home by | Treated in Institution subsequently. | No. of previous pregnancies. | Received Ante-natal care or Treatment at | |
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M.C.W. Clinic. | Elsewhere. |
Marked Success | Success | Moderate Success | Failure |
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Bow. | Poplar. | Totals. |
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1936. | 1937. |
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Post-Natal Clinics. | 1936. | 1937. |
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Tonsil Clinic. | 1936. | 1937. |
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Attended 1936 St. Katharine's Ante-Natal Clinic | Attended 1937 St. Katharine's Ante-Natal Clinic |
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Year. | Applications. | Applications granted. | Cost (approx:] £ | Orders issued. | Cases investigated by I.O. | Unsatisfactory cases. | |
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Fresh. (Pints) | Dried, (lbs.) |