London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1916
Annual report for the year 1916 on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, comprising the registration sub-districts of Poplar, Bromley and Bow
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New Register—Births.
The above, which was compiled merely for the use of our own
Department, is now being published by well-known publishers, as a
Standard Register of Births.
Zymotic Enteritis.
Visited 749
Failed to trace 11
Under 1 year 235
1 to two years 300
2 to 3 years 114
3 to 4 years 60
4 to 5 years 29
Feeding.
Age period. Breast. Mixed feeding. Hand fed.
Under 1 year 74 53 108
1 to 2 years 25 71 204
Medical Advice Obtained.
Same day 159
1 day 227
2 days 106
3 days 72
4 days 38
5 days 13
6 days 15
7 days 10
No information or too doubtful to use 99
With regard to special circumstances, very few visitors made remarks
further than "improper feeding," which is obvious, and "careless
mother." The special foods mentioned as being given to the younger
infants were Nestles, Cow's milk, Glaxo, Allen & Hanbury's, Mellin's,
Neaves', Garman's, Truemilk and Cornflower. To the elder children
" anything."