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 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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Zymotic Enteritis.
Visits 26
Re-visits 4
Recovered 24
Died 2
Measles.
Visits 176
Re-visits 90
Died 14
Maternity Centre
Infants weighed 2,506
Miscellaneous.
Visits 115
The Borough Council provided free of charge the following :—
No. of cases
Cow's milk 3
Dried milk 8
Lactogol 2
Malt extract 4
Virol 2
This help has been much appreciated by the mothers, and has only
been given in necessitous cases, upon the recommendation of Dr. Kidd.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
NELLIE BROCKLEHURST.