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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table relates to visited children of ages 1 to 5 years. On reaching the age of 5 years the completed Case Papers are forwarded to the Education Authority:—
| Year of Birth. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of first year .. | — | — | — | 3,057 |
| ,, second year | — | - | 2,894 | — |
| ,, third year | — | 3,087 | — | — |
| ,, fourth year | 3,092 | — | — | — |
| Inward Transfers | 21 | 87 | 66 | 145 |
| Visits discontinued | 2 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Outward Transfers | 137 | 211 | 186 | 227 |
| Died | 13 | 18 | 32 | 66 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 2,905 |
| ,, third year | — | — | 2,742 | — |
| ,, fourth year | — | 2,939 | — | — |
| ,, fifth year | 2,961 | — | — | — |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | — | — | — | 20.6(21.3) |
| Third year | — | — | 10.8 (9.7) | — |
| Fourth year | — | 5.7 (5.5) | — | — |
| Fifth year.. | 4.2 (3.8) | |||
The figures in parentheses are the rates for the previous years.