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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics, 1920.
| All births, including those occurring in out-lying districts, but belonging to the Borough | 4,662 |
| Attended by doctors | 1,708 |
| Attended by midwives | 2,506 |
| Delivered in institutions | 339 |
| Not stated | 109 |
| Stillborn | 119 |
| Died before visit | 105 |
| Not requiring or desiring visits | 465 |
| Visited | 3,973 |
| Removed and not traced | 273 |
| Died during visitation | 243 |
| Remaining under supervision end of first year | 3,457 |
| Stillbirths per 1,000 births | 25.5 |
| Mortality per 1,000 births, died before visit | 22.5 |
| Mortality per 1.000 visited | 65.6 |
The feeding of the infants during the first six months of life was as follows:—
| 1. Those alive at end of completed year (December, 1922)— | |
|---|---|
| Breast fed | 73.9 |
| Mixed feeding | 22.7 |
| Hand-fed | 3.4 |
| 2. Those who died— | |
| Breast fed | 60.0 |
| Mixed feeding | 34.5 |
| Hand-fed | 5.3 |
| 3 Comparison of rates of mortality between infants— | |
| Breast-fed | 5.4 |
| Mixed feeding | 9.6 |
| Hand-fed | 10.1 |
Vital Statistics, 1920.
| Remaining under supervision end of first year | 4,207 |
| Found | 114 |
| Given up | 14 |
| Removed and not traced | 193 |
| Died | 205 |
| Remaining under supervision end of second year | 3,909 |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited second year | 49.8 |
| (23.7) |