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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Public Health Dept. | Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zymotic Enteritis— | |||
| Visits | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| Revisits | 10 | 34 | 44 |
| Died | 2 | — | 2 |
| Measles— | |||
| Visits | 136 | 213 | 349 |
| Revisits | 38 | 179 | 217 |
| Died | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum*— | |||
| Visits | 32* | — | 32 |
| Revisits | 91 | — | 81 |
| Miscellaneous | 81 | 8,633 | 8,714 |
| Total Visits paid | 89,092 | ||
* All infants with this disease are notified to the Medical Officer of Health, and
are immediately visited by the Health Visitors of the Public Health Department.
Stillbirths.
| Number of stillbirths | 124 |
| No information available | 8 |
| Premature births | 47 |
| Fœtus macerated | 36 |
| First pregnancies | 28 |
| Mothers who worked during pregnancies | 3 |
| Instrumental deliveries (forceps) | 13 |
| Mal-formation of fcetus | 3 |
| Mal-presentations (other than breech) | 3 |
| Prolapse of cord | 2 |
| One of twins | 5 |
| Breech presentations | 17 |
| Ante-partum haemorrhage (induction 3 cases/ | 16 |
| Cord round neck | 4 |
| Abnormally short cord | 1 |
Mothers who had had previous stillbirths :—
| One. | Two. | Three. | Four. | Five. | Six. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 | 5 • | 1 | — | 1 |
| Miscarriages :— | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |