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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table relates to visited children of ages 1 to 5 years:—
| Year of Birth. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 1026. | 1927. | 1928. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of first year | — | — | — | 2,638 |
| ,, second year | — | — | 2,544 | — |
| ,, third year | — | 2,572 | — | — |
| ,, fourth year | 2,601 | — | — | — |
| Inward Transfers | 23 | 67 | 74 | 66 |
| Visits discontinued | — | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Outward Transfers | 154 | 152 | 186 | 205 |
| Died | 9 | 18 | 19 | 65 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 2,430 |
| ,, third year | — | — | 2,410 | — |
| ,, fourth year | — | 2,467 | — | — |
| ,, fifth year | 2 ,461 | — | — | — |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | — | — | — | 24. (22.) |
| Third year | — | — | 7.2 (7.4) | — |
| Fourth year | — | 6.8 (6.1) | — | — |
| Fifth year | 3.4 (5.6) | — | — | — |
The figures in parentheses are the rates for the previous years.
CO-OPERATION WITH THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY.
2,461 case sheets relating to the children who have reached the age
of 5 years were forwarded to the Education Department.
Maternity Wards, St. Andrew's Hospital.—74 mothers were confined
in the Council's Ward at St. Andrew's Hospital. The small number shows
that we have not enough mothers to fill a ward of 12 beds at the higher
assessment. The mothers who have been confined in the Maternity Block
were most appreciative of the kindness and attention they received.