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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 1935
[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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of first year | - | - | - | 1,963 |
| „ second year | - | - | 2,053 | - |
| „ third year | - | 2,007 | - | - |
| „ fourth year | 2,202 | - | - | - |
| Inward Transfers | 65 | 85 | 95 | 112 |
| Visits discontinued | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Outward Transfers | 169 | 158 | 190 | 247 |
| Died | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 |
| Remaining under supervision: | ||||
| End of second year | - | - | - | 1,803 |
| „ third year | - | - | 1,942 | - |
| „ fourth year | - | 1,921 | - | - |
| „ fifth year | 2,090 | - | - | - |
| Mortality per 1,000 visited: | ||||
| Second year | - | - | - | 9.2(17.2) |
| Third year | - | - | 7.0 (8.1) | - |
| Fourth year | - | 4.8 (6.3) | - | - |
| Fifth year | 3.1 (4.0) | - | - | - |
The figures in parentheses are the rates tor the previous years.
Co-operation with the Education Authority.
2,090 case sheets relating to the children who reached the age of
5 years were forwarded to the Education Department. 1,002 special
reports were also forwarded regarding children attending school, not yet
5 years of age.
Maternal Deaths.—The Council agreed that the investigation of
maternal deaths should continue to be carried out on the lines suggested
by the Ministry of Health. There were 10 deaths associated with
pregnancy, etc., investigated and the maternal mortality rate was 4.37
per 1,000 total births (live and still.)
(Note.—The Registrar-General's return quoted earlier in this Report
shows only 7 maternal deaths, giving a rate of 3.06 per 1,000 total births.)