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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Below is a table giving the attendances at each of the Clinics during the year 1928:—
| Bow | West Ferry Road. | Manchester Road. | Simpsons Road. | Wellington Road. | P.H. Dept. Total. | Royal College of St. Katharine Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Consultations:— | |||||||
| First attendances | 384 | 169 | 236 | 317 | 555 | 1,661 | 1,015 |
| Total attendances | 8,433 | 2,869 | 6,125 | 7,039 | 4,018 | 28,484 | 17,769 |
| Average per session | 82.6 | 56.2 | 60 | 69 | 77.2 | 69.6 | 76.1 |
| Average attendance of | |||||||
| each child | 14 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 11.5 | — |
| Dental Clinics:— | |||||||
| Attendances | — | — | — | — | 791 | 791 | 1,157 |
| Average per session | — | — | — | — | 15.5 | 15.55 | 11.1 |
| Ante-Natal Clinics:— | |||||||
| Attendances | 538 | — | — | 305 | 184 | 1,027 | 836 |
| Average per session | 10.5 | — | — | 12.2 | 8 | 10.3 | 17.5 |
| Light Clinics:— | |||||||
| Attendances | — | — | — | 4,684 | 5,444 | 10,128 | 4,775 |
| Average per session | — | — | — | 19.2 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 14.4 |
| Sewing Class | — | 337 | — | 653 | — | 990 | 516 |
| Garden attendances | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,637 |
| Mothers' Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 |
| Remedial Clinic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 872 |
Total attendances at all Clinics:—
| 1928 | 1927 | |
| P .H. Department | 41,420 | 36,110 |
| Royal College of St. Katharine | 27,653 | 23,588 |
| Total | 69,073 | 59,698 |
Miss J. M. Cardozo, Chief Health Visitor, reports as follows upon
the Maternity and Child Welfare work carried out by the Staff of the
Public Health Department:—
Ante-Natal Clinics.—The Ante-Natal work is steadily increasing,
in spite of the fact that there have been fewer births, and more mothers
are confined in Institutions where Ante-Natal Clinics are held. The
additional clinic at Wellington Road is well established.
During the year a special effort was made to further the co-operation
between the Council's Ante-Natal Clinics and the local midwives and
Institutions. A supply of forms was sent to all midwives practising in