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Poplar 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Remaining under supervision end of first year 3,462
Stillbirths per 1,000 births 27.6
Mortality per 1,000 births, died before visit 22.0
Mortality per 1,000 visited 38.4
The feeding of infants during the first six months of life was aa
follows :—
1. Those alive at end of completed year (December, 1923)—
Breast-fed 76.3
Mixed feeding 21.5
Hand-fed 2.2
2. Those who died—
Breast-fed 55.8
Mixed feeding 35.4
Hand-fed 8.8
3. Comparison of rates of mortality between infants—
Breast-fed 3.0
Mixed feeding 6.5
Hand-fed 14.6
Year of Birth.
| 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | |
| Remaining under supervision:- | ||||
| End of first year | — | — | — | 3,457 |
| ,, ,, second ,, | — | — | 3,909 | — |
| „ „ third ,, | — | 2,987 | — | — |
| ,, ,, fourth ,, | 2,112 | — | — | — |
| Found | 11 | 35 | 104 | 84 |
| Given up | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Removed and not traced | 56 | 84 | 154 | 137 |
| Died | 12 | 21 | 44 | 64 |
| Remaining under supervision:- | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 3,338 |
| ,, ,, third ,, | — | — | 3,814 | — |
| ,, „ fourth ,, | — | 2,915 | — | — |
| ,, ,, fifth ,, | 2,055 | — | — | — |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited:- | 18.5 (49.8) | |||
| Second year | — | — | — | |
| Third | — | — | 11.2 (29.8) | — |
| Fourth | — | 7.3 (9.4) | — | — |
| Fifth | 5.6 (7.2) | — | — | — |
The figures in brackets are the rates for the previous years.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
J. M. CARDOZO,
Chief Health Visitor.