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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 1918
Annual report for the year 1918 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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Public Health Offices,
Bow Road, E. 3.
April 28th, 1919
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I respectfully beg to present my Second Annual Report.
Twice each week I have attended the Bow Maternity Centre, Old Ford
—during my absence on holiday one of the West Ham Health Visitors
attended.
Patterns of infant clothes have been given to the mothers and in
some cases the garments have been cut at the Centre.
The Annual Baby Show was held in July and was successful.
All sanitary defects found on my district have been reported to the
Medical Officer of Health.
All particulars of my work are given below in the tabulated form.
Children under supervision at the end of December, 1918—1,288.
Visits.
Visits 289
Died before visit 10
Removed before visit 2
Stillbirths 11
Visits not wished for 4
Re-visits.
Re-visits paid to children under one year 1,031
Re-visits paid to children over one year 2,370
Died aged one year and over 61
Removed, aged one year and over 114
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Visits 4
Re-visits 6
Sight injured 0