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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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177
Public Health Offices,
Bow Road, E. 3.
May 13 th, 1918.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
SIR,
I respectfully beg to present my first Annual Report.
Each week I have attended the Bow Maternity Centre and weighed
all the infants,. Infants' clothes made by Dr. Banham and myself
have been much appreciated by the mothers attending the Centre.
Patterns of the above clothes and all infant garments may be obtained
by the mothers.
All sanitary defects found on my district have been reported.
AH particulars of my work are given below in the tabulated form,

Table: Visits.

Visits.

Visits340
vStill births34
Died before visit8
Removed before visit

Table: Re -visits.

Re -visits.

Re-visits2,462
Died46
Removed and not traced103

Table: Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

Visits21
Re-visits60
Sight injured

Table: Zymotic Enteritis.

Zymotic Enteritis.

Visits39
Re-visits28
Recovered38
Died1