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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal:— | |||
| Visits | 621 | 550 | 1,171 |
| Re-Visits | 532 | 911 | 1,443 |
| Post-natal:— | |||
| Visits | 1,491 | 1,797 | 3,288 |
| Removed before Visit | 25 | 41 | 66 |
| Died before Visit | 33 | 40 | 73 |
| Stillbirths | 39 | 30 | 69 |
| Re-visits:— | |||
| Under 1 | 6,653 | 14,392 | 21,045 |
| 1—5 | 15,068 | 30,935 | 46,003 |
| Removed | 237 | 489 | 726 |
| Died | 117 | 182 | 299 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum:—* | |||
| Visits | 46 | nil. | 46 |
| Re-visits | 94 | nil. | 94 |
| Zymotic Enteritis:— | |||
| Visits | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| Re-visits | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Dead | — | 1 | |
| Measles:— | |||
| Visits | 264 | 334 | 598 |
| Re-visits | 90 | 113 | 203 |
| Dead | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Miscellaneous | 40 | 7,310 | 7,350 |
| Total Visits Paid | 25,398 | 57,186 | 82,584 |
* All infants with this disease are notified to the Medical Officer of Health, and
We immediately visited by the Health Visitors of the Public Health Department.