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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 1919
Annual report for the year 1919 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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Visiting.
| Public Health Dept. | Poplar Infant Care Assocn. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | 84 | 225 | 1,939 | 2,278 |
| Post-Natal— | ||||
| Visits | 678 | 493 | 2,525 | 3,696 |
| Removed before visit | 2 | 2 | 31 | 35 |
| Died before visit | 15 | 9 | 53 | 77 |
| Still-born | 89 | — | 14 | 103 |
| Revisits— | ||||
| Under one | 1,10-2 | 1,975 | 20,337 | 23,414 |
| One—five | 3,393 | 3,849 | 44,285 | 51,627 |
| Removed | 87 | 97 | 255 | 439 |
| Died | 51 | 49 | 185 | 285 |
| Zymotic Enteritis— | ||||
| Visits | 63 | 30 | 352 | 445 |
| Revisits | 22 | 93 | 594 | 709 |
| Died | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Measles— | ||||
| Visits | 20 | 64 | 134 | 218 |
| Revisits | 5 | 81 | 285 | 371 |
| Died | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum— | ||||
| Visits | 58 | — | — | 58 |
| Revisits | 62 | — | — | 62 |
| Miscellaneous | 301 | — | 2,037 | 2,338 |
Total Visits paid 85,448.