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Poplar 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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11. Infectious Diseases:—
| Disease. | Number of cases notified during the year. | Number of cases visited by officers of the Council. | Number of cases for whom home nursing was provided by the Council | Number of cases removed to hospitals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 37 | 37 | 7 | 1 |
| (2) Pemphigus Neonatorum | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| Not notifiable, Reported cases | ||||
| (3) Puerperal fever | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| (4) Puerperal pyrexia | 23 | 23 | 4 | 22 |
| (5) Measles and german measles (in children)— | ||||
| Under 5 years of age | 539 | 539 | 7 | 136 |
| Over 5 years | 312 | 312 | 1 | 30 |
| Not notifiable, Reported cases | ||||
| Whooping cough (in children (6) under 5 years of age) | 804 | 804 | 8 | 127 |
| Not notifiable, Reported cases | ||||
| (7) Epidemic diarrhoea (do.) | 57 | 57 | 8 | 7 |
| (8) Poliomyelitis (do.) | 3 | 3 | - | 3 |
12. Home Nursing.
(a) Number of nurses employed at the end of the year for the nursing of expectant
mothers and children under 5 years of age, maternity nursing, or the
nursing of puerperal fever—
(i) By the Council—Nil.
(ii) By Voluntary Associations—Nil.
(b) Total number of cases attended during the year by these nurses—Arrangements
made with three Local Nursing Associations; 89 cases attended.
13. Midwives.
(a) Number practising in the area served by the Council for maternity and
child welfare at the end of the year—18.
(b) Number—
(i) Employed by the Council—Nil.
(ii) Directly Subsidised by the Council—Nil.
(iii) Employed by Voluntary Associations—Nil.
(c) Number of cases attended by midwives during the year—
(i) As midwives—1,216, exclusive of midwives in Institutions.
(ii) As maternity nurses.
(d) Number of cases during the year in which the Council paid or contributed
to the fee of a midwife—17.
(e) Compensation paid to midwives when cases were referred to Hospital—12.
14. Maternal Deaths.
(a) Number of women who died in, or in consequence of, childbirth in the area
served by the Council for maternity and child welfare during the year—
(i) From sepsis—4.
(ii) From other causes—3.
(b) Number of these cases which died—
(i) At home—1.
(ii) In institutions—6.