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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 1934
[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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | • | |||
| End of first year | — | — | — | |
| ,, second year | — | — | — | |
| ,, third year | — | — | — | |
| ,, fourth year | 2,156 | — | — | — |
| Inward Transfers | 79 | 133 | 131 | 131 |
| Visits discontinued | 1 | |||
| Outward Transfers | 159 | |||
| Died | 9 | 15 | ||
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | |
| ,, third year | — | — | — | |
| ,, fourth year | — | — | — | |
| ,, fifth year | – | — | — | |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | — | — | — | |
| Third year | — | — | — | |
| Fourth year | — | 6.3 (3.0) | — | — |
| Fifth year | 4.o(3.5) | |||
The figures in parentheses are the rates for the previous years.
Co-operation with the Education Authority.
2,065 case sheets relating to the children who reached the age of
5 years were forwarded to the Education Department. 1,472 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
by the Ministry of Health. There were 9 maternal deaths, and the
maternal mortality rate was 3.83 per 1,000 total births (live and still.)
(Note.—The Registrar-General's return quoted earlier in this Report
shows only 8 maternal deaths, giving a rate of 3.40 per 1,000 total births.)