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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Statistical Summary for 1926.
| Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St Katharine. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal:— | |||
| Visits | 514 | 620 | 1,134 |
| Re-Visits | 622 | 1335 | 1,957 |
| Post-natal:— | |||
| Visits | 1,707 | 1,791 | 3,498 |
| Removed before Visit | 32 | 29 | 61 |
| Died before Visit | 17 | 42 | 59 |
| Stillbirths | 58 | 42 | 100 |
| Re-visits:— | |||
| Under 1 | 6,955 | 13,983 | 20,938 |
| 1—5 | 15,531 | 26,842 | 42,373 |
| Removed | 306 | 542 | 848 |
| Died | 100 | 128 | 228 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum:—* | |||
| Visits | 43 | nil. | 43 |
| Re-visits | 165 | nil. | 165 |
| Zymotic Enteritis:— | |||
| Visits | 122 | 162 | 284 |
| Re-visits | 112 | 116 | 228 |
| Dead | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| Measles:— | |||
| Visits | 205 | 362 | 567 |
| Re-visits | 64 | 130 | 194 |
| Dead | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Whooping Cough— | |||
| Visits | 53 | 209 | 262 |
| Re-visists | — | 89 | 89 |
| Dead | — | 3 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 27 | — | 27 |
| Miscellaneous | 22 | 720 | 742 |
| Total Visits Paid | 26,676 | 47,166 | 73,842 |
* 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.