London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Zymotic Enteritis.
| Visited | 99 |
| Failed to trace | 3 |
| Under 1 year | 45 |
| 1 to 2 years | 27 |
| 2 to 3 years | 16 |
| 3 to 4 years | 5 |
| 4 to 5 years | 2 |
| Died before notification received | 1 |
Feeding.
| Age period. | Breast. | Mixed feeding. | Hand fed. | Not stated. |
| Under 1 year | 22 | 6 | 17 | — |
| 1 to 2 years | 1 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| (Fresh milk eight, dried milk seven, condensed milk two.) | ||||
Medical Advice Obtained.
| Same day | 13 |
| 1 day | 22 |
| 2 days | 24 |
| 3 days | 2 |
| 4 days | 7 |
| 5 days | 1 |
| 6 days | 6 |
| No information or too doubtful to use | 24 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| Number of notifications received | 61 |
| Died whilst under supervision | 1 |
| Removed whilst under supervision | 1 |
| Remaining in hospital end of year | 2 |
| Recovered | 57 |
| Occurred in institutions | 2 |
| Occurred in the practice of medical practitioners | 11 |
| Occurred in the practice of midwives | 48 |
| Admitted to hospital as in-patients | 8 |
| Treated as hospital out-patients | 18 |
| Treated privately | 33 |
| Visited by nurse | 25 |