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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 1933
[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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of first year | — | — | — | 2,285 |
| ,, second year | — | — | 2,348 | — |
| ,, third year | — | 2,209 | — | — |
| ,, fourth year | 2,204 | — | — | — |
| Inward Transfers | 77 | 113 | 122 | 97 |
| Visits discontinued | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Outward Transfers | 131 | 159 | 194 | 233 |
| Died | 8 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 2,102 |
| ,, third year | — | — | 2,258 | — |
| ,, fourth year | — | 2,156 | — | — |
| ,, fifth year | 2,138 | — | — | — |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | — | — | — | 18.9(15.1) |
| Third year | — | — | 6.5(9.4) | — |
| Fourth year | — | 3.0(5.9) | — | — |
| Fifth year | 3.5(4.6) | — | — | — |
The figures in parentheses are the rates for the previous years.
Co-operation with the Education Authority.
2,138 case sheets relating to the children who have reached the age
of 5 years were forwarded to the Education Department. 1,722 special
reports were also forwarded regarding children attending school, not yet
5 years of age.
Maternal Deaths.— The Council agreed that the investigation of
maternal deaths should continue to be carried out on the lines suggested