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Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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In-patients.—There were 10 admissions to the Ward, comprising 9 new admissions and 1 re-admission. The nature of the cases was as follows:—
| Primary Diagnosis. | Contributory. | Result. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dyspepsia due to Mismanagement of Artificial Feeding. | Malnutrition. | Recovery. | |
| 2. | Ditto | ditto | ditto. | |
| 3. | (i) Ditto | (i) Mikrokephaly. | (i) Admitted Andrew's with Acute chitis. | to St. Hospital Bron- |
| 4. | (ii) Ditto, re-admitted. | (ii) ditto. | (ii) Recovery. | |
| 5. | Failure of Lactation. | Dyspepsia on Artificial Feeding. | Partial re-establishment Recovery. | |
| 6. | Dyspepsia, due to Mismanagement of Artificial Feeding. | Nervous Unrest. | Recovery. | |
| 7. | Ditto. | — | ditto. | |
| 8. | Malnutrition from Mismanagement of Artificial Feeding. | ditto. | ||
| 9. | Dyspepsia from Mismanagement of Artificial Feeding. | ditto. | ||
| 10. | Ditto. | — | ditto. | |
The disturbance of digestion was in several cases considerable and
long-lasting. All of them, however, made a perfect recovery; and none
was discharged until the digestive functions were restored and the child
was able to take a diet which it was within the mother's capacity to
obtain and prepare. All left in a good state of vigour and nutrition.
I append a list of the numbers of each diagnosis:—
| (1) Dyspepsia due to mismanagement of artificial feeding | 8 |
| (2) Malnutrition from mismanagement of artificial feeding | 1 |
| (3) Failure of lactation | 1 |
| 10 |