Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow.

  • Poplar (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
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[1917]
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Credit: Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. page Public Health and Housing Committee vii Public Health Department viii Summary of Vital Statistics x List of Boundary Streets and Roads xi Inhabited Houses in the Registration Sub-Districts, Census, 1911 xii Vital Statistics 1 Population 1 Births and Transferable Births 2 Birth Rate 5 Illegitimate Births 6 Marriages 7 Marriage Rate 7 Deaths 7 Deaths of Illegitimate Children 8 Death Rate 9 Zymotic Diseases, Death Rate 9 Respiratory Diseases, Death Rate 10 infantile Mortality—The Royal College of St. Katharine, The Royal College or St. Katharine and the Poplar Infant Care Association—Rearrangement of Areas, Provision of Special Drugs at Maternity Centre, Baby Show, Appointment of Clerk in Maternity Department, Inspection of Lying-in Homes—-London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1915, Resignation and Appointment of Second Health Visitor, Notification of Births Act, 1907 11 Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Notifications, Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations, 1914 16 Age Mortality 19 Tubercular Diseases, Deaths, Death Rate 20 Phthisis—Deaths 21 Prevention of Consumption—Notifications; Treatment of Tuberculosis, Notifica tions under the Tuberculosis Regulations, Summaries of Notifications Received; Number of Notifications on Form D; List of Non-Pulmonary Cases; Actual Number of Cases on Register at end of year 1916. Bacteriological Examina tions; The Borough of Poplar Dispensary for the Prevention of Consumption; Deaths, Tubercular Diseases and Phthisis Number and Rate (see page 73); Disinfection of Rooms and Articles (see page 20) 21 Tables of Deaths 31 Deaths from Drowning, &c. 34 Deaths of Persons of Unknown Addresses, included in the Mortality Statistics 34 Vital Statistics, Tables 36 Notes on Nomenclature of Diseases 41 Tables of Deaths (Classification); Deaths 42 Tables of Deaths in Public Institutions and Certain Localities 59 Tables of Infectious Diseases 62 Zymotic Diseases, Notifications ; Institutions, Errors in Diagnosis ; Bacteriological Examinations; Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and on Homeworkers' Premises; Civil and Military Sanitary Services Co-operation 66 Disinfecting Department—Rooms and Articles (Infectious Diseases and Verminous) Disinfected 73 Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid—Output of Fluid, Distribution of Fluid, Cost of Material and Electricity, Bottles, Corks and Labels, Total Quantity Manu factured since Installation of Plant, Expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1916, and for half-year ended 30th September, 1916, Average ex penditure for the three years ended March, 1916. Estimated Expenditure for the year ending 31st March, 1917, and for the year ending 31st March, 1918, Spraying and Cleansing of Floors of London County Council Schools with Electrolytic Fluid, Swimming Baths—the use therein of Electrolytic Disin fecting Fluid, Comments on Adverse Criticisms 74
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