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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following is a summary of visits paid by Nurses during 1931:— (This table refers to the whole Borough.)
| E.L.N.S. | St. John Divine. | St. Mildred's District Nurse. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits. | |||||
| Oph. Neon. | Cases | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | — |
| Visits | 194 | — | 4 | — | 198 | |
| Measles | Cases Under 5 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 5-10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Visits Under 5 | — | 93 | — | 93 | ||
| 5-10 | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | |
| Pneumonia | Cases Under 5 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 44 | — |
| 5-10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Visits Under 5 | 311 | 404 | 56 | — | 771 | |
| 5-10 | 27 | 24 | 10 | — | 61 | |
| Pemphigus | Cases | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | — |
| Visits | 35 | — | 68 | — | 103 | |
| Whooping- Cough | Cases under 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| 5-10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Visits under 5 | 34 | 30 | — | — | 64 | |
| 5-10 | — | 12 | — | — | 12 | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | Cases | 8 | — | — | 8 | — |
| Visits | 85 | — | — | — | 85 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | Cases | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | — |
| Visits | 103 | — | 5 | — | 108 | |
| Totals | Cases | 42 | 33 | 14 | 89 | — |
| Visits | 789 | 571 | 143 | — | 1503 | |