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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 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Table II.Comparison of rates of mortality between infants of working and non-working mothers (as above) which were born previous to those forming the subject of the present inquiry.

Table II.

Comparison of rates of mortality between infants of working and non-working mothers (as above) which were born previous to those forming the subject of the present inquiry.

„ Rate of mortality 18.1 per cent.
„ amongst infants of non-working mothers 17.6 „
„ „ „ home workers 16.4 „
„ „ „ factory workers 32.0 „
„ „ „ charwomen, etc. 1.42 „

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I remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
ALICE E. HALL,
Certificates—Royal Sanitary Inst.; Lond.
Insp. Exam. Board; Lond. Obst. Soc.;
Central Midwives Board, etc.