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Poplar 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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have omitted the figures referring to "mothers working," as I feel quite
sure thej' are misleading.
No. of births, including those occurring in out-lying
districts but belonging to the Borough 4,673
Still-born 135
Died before visit 122
Not requiring and not desiring visits 533
Visited 3,883
Removed and not traced 540
Died 261
Remaining under supervision 3,082
Mortality per 1,000 births, including still-births 110.8
,, „ excluding „ 84.3
„ visited 78.07
,, ,, delivered in Institutions 101.0
„ ,, ,, by doctors 85.0
,, ,, „ mid wives 90.0
Percentage of still births delivered in institutions 8.8
,, „ ,, by doctors 3.7
., „ ,, by mid wives 2.0
The feeding of the infants visited during the first fix months of life was as follows:—
| (1) Those alive at end of completed year (December, 1916):— | |
| Breast-fed | 74.9 per cent. |
| Mixed feeding | 22.3 „ |
| Hand-fed | 20 „ |
| (2) Those who died:— | |
| Breast-fed | 57.8 per cent |
| Mixed feeding | 36.3 „ |
| Hand-fed | 5.7 ,, |
| (3) Comparison of Rates of Mortality between infants:— | |
| Breast-fed | 6.0 per cent. |
| Mixed feeding | 120 „ |
| Hand-fed | 194 „ |