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Poplar 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Number of notifications received 46
Died whilst under supervision —
Sight of one eye damaged —
Recovered 46
Occurred in Institutions 2
Occurred in the practice of medical practitioners 12
Occurred in the practice of midwives 32
Admitted to hospital as in-patients 6
Treated as hospital out-patients 5
Treated privately 33
Visited by nurse 10
Vital Statistics, 1923.
All births, including those occurring in outlying
districts, but belonging to the Borough 4,345
Attended by doctors 950
Attended by midwives 2,658
Delivered in institutions 680
Not stated 57
Stillborn 110
Died before visit 97
Not requiring or desiring visits 406
Visited 3,796
Removed and not traced 232
Died during visitation 163
Remaining under supervision end of first year 3,337
Stillbirths per 1,000 births 25.3
Mortality per 1,000 births, died before visit 22.3
Mortality per 1,000 visited 43.6
The feeding of infants during the first six months of life was as follows:—
| 1. Those alive at end of completed year (December, 1924)— | |
|---|---|
| Breast-fed | 78.5 |
| Mixed feeding | 17.0 |
| Hand-fed | 4.5 |
| 2. Those who died— | |
| Breast-fed | 54.9 |
| Mixed feeding | 32.5 |
| Hand-fed | 13.5 |