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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Statistical Summary for 1923.
| Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal:— | |||
| Visits | 689 | 811 | 1,500 |
| Re-Visits | 544 | 1,443 | 1,987 |
| Post-natal:— | |||
| Visits | 1,689 | 2,078 | 3,767 |
| Removed before Visit | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| Died before Visit | 43 | 48 | 91 |
| Stillbirths | 116 | 19 | 135 |
| Re-visits:— | |||
| Under 1 | 7,988 | 16,963 | 24,951 |
| 1—5 | 13,337 | 35,412 | 48,749 |
| Removed | 197 | 412 | 609 |
| Died | 94 | 129 | 223 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum:—* | |||
| Visits | 38 | nil. | 38 |
| Re-visits | 148 | nil. | 148 |
| Zymotic Enteritis:— | |||
| Visits | 102 | 157 | 259 |
| Re-visits | 95 | 223 | 318 |
| Dead | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Measles:— | |||
| Visits | 25 | 357 | 382 |
| Re-visits | 10 | 165 | 175 |
| Dead | — | 6 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | — | 8,332 | 8,332 |
| Total Visits Paid | 25,151 | 66,592 | 91,743 |
* All infants with this disease are notified to the Medical Officer of Health, and
are immediately visited by the Health Visitors of the Public Health Department.
Stillbirths.
Number of stillbirths 110
No information available 16
Premature births 32
First pregnancies 26
Mothers who had had previous stillbirths:—
One. Two. Three.
7 2 3