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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 1929
[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:-
| Year of Birth. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of first year | — | — | — | 2,786 |
| „ second year | — | — | 2,793 | — |
| „ third year | — | 2,804 | — | — |
| „ fourth year | 2,652 | — | — | — |
| Inward Transfers | 59 | 67 | 52 | 79 |
| Visits discontinued | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Outward Transfers | 160 | 184 | 184 | 233 |
| Died | 9 | 16 | 35 | 85 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 2,544 |
| „ third year | — | — | — | |
| „ fourth year | — | 2,601 | — | — |
| „ fifth year | 2,482 | — | — | |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | — | — | — | 29.7(22.) |
| Third year | — | — | 12.5(7.4) | — |
| Fourth year | — | 5.7(6.1) | — | — |
| Fifth year | 3.3 (5.6) | |||
The figures in parentheses are the rates for the previous years.
CO-OPERATION WITH THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY.
2,482 case sheets relating to the children who have reached the age
of 5 years were forwarded to the Education Department.
Our special thanks are due to the voluntary workers at the Clinics and
Sewing Classes, and to the Royal College of St. Katharine for the close
co-operation which exists between us, making the work in the Borough
so much easier and effective; to the many kind friends who have sent