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Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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the Council at the rate of Is. 3d. per visit, in cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
Measles, Whooping Cough, Pneumonia, Zymotic Enteritis,
Pemphigus, Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
The following is a summary of visits paid by Nurses during 1927:— (This table refers to the whole Borough.)
| E.L.N.S. | St. John Divine. | St. Mildred's District Nurse. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits. | |||||
| Oph. Neon. | Cases | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — |
| Visits | 40 | 22 | 33 | — | 95 | |
| Measles | Cases Under 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | — |
| 5-10 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Visits Under 5 | 5 | 76 | — | — | 81 | |
| 5-10 | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | |
| Pneumonia.. | Cases Under 5 | 13 | 38 | — | 51 | — |
| 5-10 | 1 | 12 | — | 13 | — | |
| Visits Under 5 | 194 | 810 | — | — | 1004 | |
| 5-10 | 11 | 203 | — | — | 214 | |
| Pemphigus | Cases | 3 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Visits | 47 | — | — | — | 47 | |
| Puer. Pyrexia | Cases | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Visits | 29 | — | 13 | — | 42 | |
| Totals | Cases | 26 | 57 | 3 | 86 | 1492 |
| Visits | 326 | 1120 | 46 | |||
The undermentioned table shows the sales of food accessories, simple remedies, and materials for making clothing, which are sold at cost price to mothers attending the clinics:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Milk, 8,482 lbs. | 636 | 3 | 0 |
| ,, ,, Humanized, 14 lbs. | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Marylebone Cream | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dusting Powder | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Medicinal Paraffin | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Medical Sundries | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| Dentures | 55 | 2 | 0 |
| Materials at Sewing Class | 31 | 13 | 3 |
| Convalescent Treatment | 15 | 17 | 6 |
| Virol | 23 | 12 | 8 |
| Oil and Malt | 119 | 12 | 5 |
| Concentrated Food | 19 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | £922 | 10 | 5 |