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Poplar 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Stillborn (Stillbirths per 1,000 births, 25)7
Died before visit71
Not requiring or desiring visits120
278
Visited3,275
Removed within the year351
Died during visitation138
489
Remaining under supervision end of first year2,786
Mortality per 1,000 visited42

Table: The 2,786 children visited during 1928 and remaining under supervision at the end of their first year of life, were fed during the first six months of life as follows:—

The 2,786 children visited during 1928 and remaining under supervision at the end of their first year of life, were fed during the first six months of life as follows:—

Breast-fed76.6 per cent.
Mixed feedingI9.2 „
Hand-fed4.2 „

Table: The 138 children who died during the first year of life, were fed during the first six months of life as follows:-

The 138 children who died during the first year of life, were fed during the first six months of life as follows:-

Breast-fed36. per cent.
Mixed feeding42. „
Hand-fed22. „

Table: Below is a statement comparing the mortality rates of children fed by the various methods:—

Below is a statement comparing the mortality rates of children fed by the various methods:—

(a) Babies breast-fed23
(b) ,, who received mixed food (breast and hand)98
(c) ,, hand-fed205