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Poplar 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Second Health Visitor.
Miss Wain, at her own request, and with your permission, has had her
figures included in the tabulated statement below, in preference to
submitting a report of her own.
Visiting.
| Miss Hall. | Miss Wain | Poplar Infant Care Assoen. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | 46 | 58 | 98 | 171 | 373 |
| Post-Natal— Visits | 134 | 781 | 994 | 2,314 | 4,223 |
| Removed before visit | — | 7 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| Died before visit | 3 | 19 | 18 | 55 | 95 |
| Still-born | 17 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
| Revisits | 1,402 | 3,740 | 9,159 | 18,423 | 32,724 |
| Removed | 54 | 109 | 154 | 376 | 693 |
| Died | 28 | 69 | 124 | 206 | 427 |
| Zymotic Enteritis— Visits | 19 | 210 | 209 | 796 | 1,234 |
| Revisits | 13 | 290 | 497 | 1,095 | 1,895 |
| Recovered | 18 | 195 | 180 | 766 | 1,159 |
| Died | 1 | 15 | 29 | 30 | 75 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum Visits | 50 | 13 | — | — | 63 |
| Revisits | 77 | 14 | — | — | 91 |
| Miscellaneous | 146 | 22 | — | — | 168 |
Total Visits paid 40,771
Vital Statistics.
The figures appended refer to infants born in 1914, and kept under
supervision for a year—they show an increase of 595 in the number kept
under supervision, and an increase of 33.79 per thousand in the rate of
mortality, as compared to 1913.
Visited 3,187
Removed and not traced 606
Died 302
Rate of mortality per 1,000 visited 117