Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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All Hallows' Church, Poplar.
St. Gabriel's Church, Bromley.
Bruce Road Congregational Church.
Bath Street Methodist Chapel.
Poplar Wesleyan Mission.
Presbyterian Settlement, Poplar.
„ Church, Bow Road.
Fern Street School Settlement, Devons Road.
St. Mildred's House, Isle of Dogs.
The Evans Hurndall Mission.
St. Saviour's Church, Poplar.
St. Stephen's Church, Poplar.
Visiting.
No. of visits paid by Voluntary Helpers 1,487
Removed before visit 46
Died before visit 40
Still-births 3
No. of re-visits paid by Voluntary Helpers 15,570
Removed and not traced 314
Died 146
Total number of visits, 17,057—an increase of 4,818 compared with
1910.
Health Visitor.
Visits 383
Removed before visit 2
Died before visit 8
Still-births 2
leaving 371 alive. At the time of my visit, these were being fed, as
follows:—
Breast-fed 92.99 per cent.
Mixed feeding 1.62 „
Hand-fed 5.39 ,,
Mothers who worked during pregnancy: —
Home work 7.27 per cent.
Factory, workshop, charing, etc. 9.43 ,,