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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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Stillbirths.
| Number of stillbirths | 72 | ||||
| Delivered by Doctors | 17 | ||||
| ,, by Midwives | 20 | ||||
| in Institutions | 21 | ||||
| B.B.A. | 6 | ||||
| No information available | 2 | ||||
| Premature births | 22 | ||||
| First pregnancies | 18 | ||||
| Mothers who had had previous stillbirths:— | |||||
| One. | Two. | Three. | Four. | Five. | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
N ursing.
| Ophth. Neon. | Measles. | Pneumonia. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Vis | ts. | Case | !s. | Visits. | |||
| Under 5 | 5-10 | Under 5 | 5-10 | Under 5 | 5-10 | Under 5 | 5-10 | |||
| East London Nunrng Society | 9 | 168 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 194 | 13 |
| St. John Divine | ] | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 44 | — |
| Total | 10 | 183 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 238 | 13 |
ATTENDANCES AT CLINICS.
| Old Ford. | West Ferry Road. | Christchurch. | North Poplar. | Royal College of St. Katharine. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First attendances | 700 | 117 | 207 | 390 | 933 |
| Infant consultations | 12,548 | 2,038 | 4,383 | 6,704 | 11,836 |
| Average per session | 62-4 | 40-7 | 42-5 | 64-4 | 49 9 |
| Average attendances of each child | 10-0 | 8-0 | 8-7 | 10-2 | — |
| Dental Clinic | 627 | — | — | — | 762 |
| Expectant mothers | 367 | — | — | 143 | 428 |
| Sewing Class | — | 163 | — | 164 | 572 |