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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Temporary Health Visitor.
The visits paid by the temporary Health Visitor, during my absence
are included in the first column.
Visiting.
| Miss Hall. | Miss Brockle-hurst. | Poplar Infant Care Assoen. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal | 43 | — | — | 707 | 750 |
| Post-Natal— | |||||
| Visits | 338 | 302 | 427 | 2,161 | 3,250 |
| Removed before visit | — | — | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Died before visit | 2 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 71 |
| Still-born | 53 | 31 | — | 7 | 91 |
| Revisits | 2,329 | 2,330 | 3,248 | 46,386 | 54,423 |
| Removed | 121 | 94 | 87 | 740 | 1,042 |
| Died | 32 | 33 | 33 | 270 | 368 |
| Zymotic Enteritis— | |||||
| Visits | 40 | 39 | 20 | 576 | 675 |
| Revisits | 11 | 28 | 40 | 1,143 | 1,222 |
| Died | — | 1 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
| Measles | |||||
| Visits | 134 | 109 | 30 | 917 | 1,192 |
| Revisits | 176 | 51 | 24 | 1,281 | 1,532 |
| Died | 4 | 1 | 47 | 54 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | |||||
| Visits | 17 | 21 | — | — | 38 |
| Revisits | 34 | 60 | — | — | 94 |
| Miscellaneous | 138 | 86 | — | — | 224 |
| Total Visits paid | 63,400 | ||||