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Poplar 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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NUMBER OF NEW CASES AND DEATHS. The numbers of new cases reported and deaths during the year were:-
| New cases. | Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 158 | 64 | 0.87 | 0.88 |
| Other forms | 24 | 5 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| 182 | 69 | 0.94 | 0.97. | |
| The percentage of non-notified cases to total deaths was 11.6 | 7.5. | |||
| The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at 31st December was 601. | 598. | |||
| The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Dispensary Register at 31st December was:- | ||||
| Definitely tuberculous 498 (T.b.plus 244) | 502 (215) | |||
| Diagnosis not completed 40 | 85 | |||
| 538 | 587 | |||
| MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY. The employees of the larger firms in the Borough and officers and employees of the Borough Council were given an opportunity of attending the London County Council Mass Miniature Radiography Unit at the Bethnal Green Hospital. The results were as follows:- | ||||
| 826 persons were examined (585 men; 241 women) 21 were referred for large films. 9 (1.1% of the total) were referred to their own Doctors as being probably Tuberculous. | ||||
| SCABICS. 254 cases of Scabies were notified during the year. | 484. | |||
| The number of visits paid by the Sanitary Inspectors was 374. | 773. | |||
| 1,122 treatments were given at the Council's Cleansing Stn. | 2,180. | |||
| Of these 105 were given at 51 evening sessions. | 98. | |||
| Adults 291 (151 moles; 140 females) | 568. | |||
| Children 831 (40 2 ” ; 429 ” ) | 1,612 | |||
| 3 premises and 17,244 articles were disinfested. | 25: 30,294. | |||
| CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS AND CHILDREN. The total number of cleansings carried out at the Council's Cleansing Station was 990:- | 1,048. | |||
| Adults 61 (42 males; 19 females) | 56. | |||
| Children 929 (296 ” ;633 ” ) | 992. | |||
| PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HEALTH. 255 lectures were given at | 233. | |||
| 17 centres, the attendances numbering approximately 23,073. | 18,801. | |||
| VENEREAL DISEASE. As in previous years the Council approved the display of posters at the various establishments controlled by the Council. | ||||