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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 table relates to visited children of ages 1 to 5 years:—
| Year of Birth. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of first year | — | — | — | 2,605 |
| „ second year | — | — | 2,430 | — |
| „ third year | — | 2,410 | — | — |
| „ fourth year | 2,467 | — | — | — |
| Inward Transfers | 41 | 92 | 88 | 71 |
| Visits discontinued | — | — | — | 2 |
| Outward Transfers | 182 | 183 | 220 | 263 |
| Died | 5 | 10 | 12 | 48 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 2,363 |
| „ third year | — | — | 2,286 | — |
| „ fourth year | — | 2,308 | — | — |
| „ fifth year | 2,321 | — | — | — |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | — | — | — | 17.9 (24.) |
| Third year | — | — | 4.8 (7.2) | — |
| Fourth year | — | 4.0 (6.8) | — | — |
| Fifth year | 2.0 (3.4) | — | — | — |
The figures in parentheses are the rates for the previous years.
Co-operation with the Education Authority.
2,321 case sheets relating to the children who have reached the age
of 5 years were forwarded to the Education Department. 1,702 special
reports were also forwarded regarding children attending school, not yet
5 years of age.