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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The number of attendances at the Centres during the last 10 years is shown below:—
| Borough Council. | Royal College. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 38,504 | 28,250 |
| 1930 | 40,924 | 32,173 |
| 1931 | 42,340 | 34.275 |
| 1932 | 48,167 | 35,413 |
| 1933 | 50,599 | 35,713 |
| 1934 | 48,048 | 34,600 |
| 1935 | 45,101 | 33,253 |
| 1936 | 44,099 | 29,478 |
| 1937 | 41,530 | 28,335 |
Ante-Natal Clinic, Public Health Department.
1,102 live births and 35 stillbirths were notified in the area served
by the Public Health Department during the year 1938. The following
table shows the distribution of these births:—
Live
Births.
Stillbirths.
Doctors'patients .. .. .. 60 —
Midwives'patients .. .. .. 276 6
St. Andrew's Hospital .. .. .. 509 18
East End Maternity Hospital .. .. 143 6
Other Institutions .. .. .. 114 4
Per Registration Returns .. .. — 1
(information not ascertainable) - —
1,102 35
Of this number the following attended our Ante-Natal Clinics:-
| Doctors' patients | 5 | (8.3%) |
| Midwives' patients | 245 | (86.9%) |
| St. Andrew's Hospital | 371 | (7°-4%) |
| East End Maternity Hospital | 19 | (12.8%) |
| Other Institutions | 5 | (4-2%) |
| 645 | (56.7%) |