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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Class No. | Abnormality | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abnormalities of the bony thorax and soft tissues - congenital | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | Abnormalities of the bony thorax and soft tissues - acquired | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Congenital malformation of the lungs | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 | Bacterial and virus infection of the lungs | i 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Bronchiectasis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Honeycomb lung | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Pulmonary fibrosis - non-tuberculous | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 11 | Pneumoconiosis | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | Pleural thickening or calcification -non-tuberculous | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 19 | Abnormalities of the diaphragm and oesophagus - congenital & acquired | 1 | . | 1 |
| 20 | Congenital abnormalities of heart and vessels | _ | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Acquired abnormalities of heart and vessels | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 22 | Miscellaneous | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | Cases who fail to attend for further film or clinical examination | 4 | 4 | |
| TOTALS : | 93 | 33 | 126 |
| Centres | Calcified Primaries | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | T. | U. | F. | T. | M. | F. | r. | M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | T. | |
| St. Clement's Hospital and Poplar Baths | 19 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 16 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
di - Tuberculosis Presumed healed. No further action needed.
d2 . Suspect tuberculosis Not yet confirmed.
D3 - Tuberculosis. Occasional supervision only needed.
D4 - Tuberculosis. Close clinic supervision needed.
ds - Tuberculosis. Requiring treatment.
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