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Poplar 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Statistical Summary for 1927.
| Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St. Katharine | Total, 1927. | Total, 1926. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-natal:— | |||||
| Visits | 516 | 655 | 1,171 | 1,134 | |
| Re-visits.. | 492 | 2,077 | 2,569 | 1,957 | |
| Post-natal:— | |||||
| Visits | 1,591 | 1,691 | 3,282 | 3,498 | |
| Removed before visit | 37 | 38 | 75 | 61 | |
| Died before visit | 26 | 49 | 75 | 59 | |
| Stillbirths | 35 | 52 | 87 | 100 | |
| Re-visits:— | |||||
| Under 1 | 6,930 | 13,318 | 20,248 | 20,938 | |
| 1—5 | 15,640 | 29,249 | 44,889 | 42,373 | |
| Removed | 481 | 687 | 1,168 | 848 | |
| Died | 94 | 114 | 208 | 228 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum*:- | — | ||||
| Visits | 48 | — | 48 | 43 | |
| Re-visits.. | 120 | — | 120 | 165 | |
| Removed to Hospital | (3) | — | (3) | (5) | |
| Zymotic Enteritis—(notified ca-es)— | |||||
| Visits | 19 | 50 | 69 | 284 | |
| Re-visits.. | 11 | 62 | 73 | 228 | |
| Removed to Hospital | (15) | — | (15) | (29) | |
| Dead | (a) Notified | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 |
| (b) Other cases | 15 | 7 | 22 | ||
| Measles:— | |||||
| Visits | 144 | 332 | 476 | 567 | |
| Re-visits.. | 120 | 108 | 228 | 194 | |
| Removed to Hospital | (80) | — | (80) | — | |
| Dead | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| Whooping Cough:— | |||||
| Visits | 191 | 351 | 542 | 262 | |
| Re-visits | 84 | 360 | 444 | 89 | |
| Removed to Hospital | (49) | — | (49) | — | |
| Dead | 13 | 18 | 31 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever*— | |||||
| Visits (7 cases) | 7 | — | 7 | ||
| Re-visits.. | 16 | — | 16 | ||
| Removed to Hospital | (6) | — | (6) | ||
| Dead | 2 | (2) | 2 | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia*— | |||||
| Visits (15 cases) | 15 | — | 15 | ||
| Re-visits | 44 | — | 44 | ||
| Removed to Hospital | (7) | — | (7) | ||
| Dead | Nil. | — | Nil. | ||
| Maternal Deaths (see note, page 129.) | Nil. | (9) | (9) | ||
| Miscellaneous | 541 | 948 | 1,489 | 742 | |
| Total Visits paid | 27,243 | 50,178 | 77,421 | 73,842 | |