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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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| 5. Comparison of rates of mortality between infants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast-fed | 3.2 | |||
| Mixed feeding | 8.5 | |||
| Hand-fed | 13.0 | |||
| Year of Birth. | ||||
| 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | |
| Remaining under supervision:— | ||||
| End of first year | — | — | — | 3,462 |
| ,, ,, second „ | — | — | 3,338 | — |
| ,, „ third ,, | — | 3,814 | — | — |
| ,, ,, fourth ,, | 2,915 | — | — | — |
| Found | 17 | 25 | 16 | 118 |
| Given up | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Removed and not traced | 79 | 119 | 106 | 156 |
| Died | 8 | 22 | 25 | 95 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 3,327 |
| ,, „ third „ | — | — | 3,250 | — |
| ,, ,, fourth ,, | — | 3,697 | — | — |
| ,, ,, fifth „ | 2,844 | — | — | — |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited:— | ||||
| Second Year | — | — | — | 26.5 (18.5) |
| Third | — | — | 7.4 (11.2) | — |
| Fourth ,, | — | 5.7 (7.3) | — | — |
| Fifth ,, | 2.7 (5.6) | — | — | — |
The figures in brackets are the rates for the previous years.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
J. M. CARDOZO,
Chief Health Visitor.