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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Below is a statement comparing the mortality rates per 1,000 visited of children fed by the various methods:—
| (a) Babies breast-fed | 16 |
| (b) „ who received mixed food (breast and hand) | 83 |
| (c) ,, hand-fed | 221 |
S tillbirths. (This refers to the whole Borough.)65 Stillbirths were investigated during the year 1936.
| Number of Stillbirths | 66 |
| Doctors in attendance | 3 |
| Midwives in attendance | 8 |
| Delivered in Institutions | 53 |
| B.B.A | 1 (Doctor's case) |
One other stillbirth was registered, but information regarding this
could not be obtained.
Five cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the year:—
(This table refers to the whole Borough.)
| Year. | Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
| At home. | In hospital. | ||||||
| 1927 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 48 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 58 | — | — | 1 |
| 1929 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 56 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 27 | — | — | 1 |
| I 933 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |