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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Zymotic Enteritis.
Visited | 99 |
Failed to trace | 3 |
Under 1 year | 45 |
1 to 2 years | 27 |
2 to 3 years | 16 |
3 to 4 years | 5 |
4 to 5 years | 2 |
Died before notification received | 1 |
Feeding.
Age period. | Breast. | Mixed feeding. | Hand fed. | Not stated. |
Under 1 year | 22 | 6 | 17 | — |
1 to 2 years | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
(Fresh milk eight, dried milk seven, condensed milk two.) |
Medical Advice Obtained.
Same day | 13 |
1 day | 22 |
2 days | 24 |
3 days | 2 |
4 days | 7 |
5 days | 1 |
6 days | 6 |
No information or too doubtful to use | 24 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Number of notifications received | 61 |
Died whilst under supervision | 1 |
Removed whilst under supervision | 1 |
Remaining in hospital end of year | 2 |
Recovered | 57 |
Occurred in institutions | 2 |
Occurred in the practice of medical practitioners | 11 |
Occurred in the practice of midwives | 48 |
Admitted to hospital as in-patients | 8 |
Treated as hospital out-patients | 18 |
Treated privately | 33 |
Visited by nurse | 25 |