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Poplar 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Total number of New Patients | 160 |
| Total attendances as Out-patients | 376 |
| The new cases were made up as follows:— | |
| Cases for Admission | 61 |
| Cases for Consultation | 33 |
| Difficulty in Breast-feeding | 60 |
| Difficulty in Bottle-feeding | 6 |
| 160 | |
The results obtained in the cases of difficulty in breast-feeding will be of interest.
| Successful re-establishment of breast feeding.. | 28 |
| Partial re-establishment of breast feeding | 24 |
| Failure to re-establish breast feeding | 4 |
| Failed to complete attendances | 4 |
| 60 |
The number of attendances for test-feeds was 462.
Considering the distances that many of the mothers have to come
the results are, I think, decidedly good.
The average length of stay in the wards was six weeks and four days.
H. ST. H. VERTUE.
Artificial Sunlight Treatment.
Dr. E.M. Layman, the Medical Officer in charge of Artificial Sunlight
Treatment, has submitted the following interesting report:—
I have pleasure in submitting my report on the work of the Light
Clinics during 1934.