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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 1932
[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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of first year | — | — | — | 2,543 |
| ,, second year | — | — | 2,363 | — |
| ,, third year | — | 2,286 | — | — |
| ,, fourth year | 2,308 | — | — | |
| Inward Transfers | 70 | 89 | 77 | 107 |
| Visits discontinued | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Outward Transfers | 167 | 157 | 205 | 260 |
| Died | 11 | 14 | 23 | 40 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | — | — | — | 2,348 |
| ,, third year | — | — | 2,209 | — |
| ,, fourth year | — | 2,204 | — | — |
| ,, fifth year | 2,199 | — | — | — |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | — | — | — | 15.1(17.9) |
| Third year | — | — | 9.4 (4.8) | — |
| Fourth year | — | 5.9 (4.0) | — | — |
| Fifth year | 4.6 (2.0) | |||
The figures in parentheses are the rates for the previous years.
Co-operation with the Education Authority.
2,199 case sheets relating to the children who have reached the age
of 5 years were forwarded to the Education Department. 1,686 special
reports were also forwarded regarding children attending school, not yet
5 years of age.