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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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Student Health Visitors.
During the year five Student Health Visitors from the Royal College
of Nursing have been given a course of practical training.
Post-Graduate Course.
Two Health Visitors attended a Post-graduate Refresher Course during
the year.
Training of Probationers at the Observation Wards.
As in previous years lectures have been given by the Matron, and the
Probationers have also attended the Courses arranged by the National
Society of Day Nurseries.
| 63 | |
| Malnutrition | 15 |
| Difficulty in Artificial Feeding | 12 |
| Neurosis | 12 |
| Rickets | 13 |
| Debility after Illness | 6 |
| Difficulty in Breast Feeding | 2 |
| Miscellaneous | 3 |
| 63 | |
| Recovered | 42 |
| Improved | 18 |
| Transferred to Hospital | 2 |
| Died | 1 |
Remarks.—We continue to note a number of cases of rickets, mostly
of minor degree, but undoubtedly rickets. In view of the availability
of free cod-liver oil, free milk and sunlight treatment this fact indicates