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Poplar 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS ALLOWANCES. The Government Scheme for the provision of allowances for persons giving up work to undergo treatment of pulmonary tuberculsos was in operation from 1st January to 4th July after which the new National Health Service came into force.
| Sessions held by Tuberculosis Assessment Officer 26 | 50 | |||||
| Adjudications made 346 | 537 | |||||
| New applications 39 | 61 | |||||
| Cases reviewed 307 | 476 | |||||
| Patients in receipt of allowances on 4/7/1948 48 | 53 | |||||
| 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. | N/c. | D. | D.R. | |
| Respiratory | 158 | 59 | 0.79 | 158 | 64 | 0.87 |
| Non-respiratory | 19 | 3 | 0.04 | 24 | 5 | 0.07 |
| 175 | 62 | 0.83 | 182 | 69 | 0.94 | |
| The percentage of non-notified cases to total deaths was 14.5 | 11.6 | |||||
| The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at 31st December was 640 | 601 | |||||
| The number of cases on the Tuberculosis Dispensary Register at 31st December was:- | ||||||
| Definitely tuberculous 547 (T.B.plus 250) | 498 (244) | |||||
| Diagnosis not completed 122 | 40 | |||||
| 669 | 538 | |||||
| SCABIES. 81 cases of Scabies were notified during the year | 254 | |||||
| The number of visits paid by the Sanitary Inspector was 460 | 374 | |||||
| 632 treatments were given at the Council's Cleansing Stn. Of these 49 were given at 39 evening sessions. | 1,122 105 | |||||
| Adults 158 (76 males; 82 females) | 291 | |||||
| Children 474 (214 " ; 260 " ) | 831 | |||||
| 3 premises and 9,780 articles were disinfested. | 3: 17,224 | |||||
| The weekly evening session at the Cleansing Station was discontinued after 30th September as the small number of attendances did not justify the expense incurred. | • | |||||
| CLEANSING OF VERMINOUS PERSONS AND CHILDREN. The total number of cleansings carried out at the Council's Cleansing Station was 942:- | 990 | |||||
| Adults 45 (31 males; 14 females) Children 897 (232 " ; 665 " ) | 61 929 | |||||
| PUBLIC EDUCATION IN HEALTH, 209 lectures were given at 16 centres, the attendances numbering approximately | 255 | |||||
| 13,758 | 23,073 | |||||
| VENEREAL DISEASE. As in previous years the Council approved the display of posters at the various establishments controlled by the Council. | ||||||