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Poplar 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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(c) Total number of attendances at all Centres during the year—
(i) By children under 1 year of age—23,391.
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years—23,415.
(d) Average attendance of children per session at all Centres during the
year—76.8.
(e) Total number of children who attended at the Centres for the first time
during the year—
(i) Children under 1 year of age—2,039.
(ii) Children between the ages of 1 and 5 years—409.
(f) (1) Percentage of total notified births, corrected, represented by the number
in (e) (i)—63.7.
(2) Percentage of total registered births, corrected, represented by the number
in (e) (i)—66.7.
5. Ante-natal Clinics (whether held at Infant Welfare Centres or at other
premises)—
(a) Number of Clinics* provided and maintained by the Council—3 (2 sessions
weekly and 1 fortnightly).
(b) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by Voluntary Associations—1
(1 session weekly).
(c) Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at all Clinics during
the year—3,127.
(d) Average attendance of expectant mothers per session at all Clinics during
the year—18.
(e) Total number of expectant mothers who attended at the Clinics during
the year—1,242.
(f) (1) Percentage of total notified births, corrected, represented by the number
in (e)—38.8.
(2) Percentage of total registered births, corrected, represented by the number
in (e)—40.6.

Other Clinics additional to above-mentioned.

Total Attendances.Average Attendance per session.
Artificial Light Clinics15,32018.7
Dental Clinics2,32112.3
Sewing Classes2,79131.4
Remedial Exercises Clinic9239.9
Mothers' Clinic (Post-natal)3156.8
Garden Clinic1,494

* Including Ante-natal Clinics provided at institutions transferred to the Council
under Part I of *he Local Government Act, 1929.