Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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:—
15 | |
107 | |
(c) ,, hand-fed | 225 |
60 Stillbirths were investigated during the year 1937. | |
Number of Stillbirths | 60 |
Doctors in attendance | 1 |
Midwives in attendance | 16 |
Delivered in Institutions | 42 |
B.B.A | 1 (Doctor's case) |
Five cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified during the
year:—
Year. | Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blind-ness. | Death* | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At home. | In hospital. | ||||||
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 |
1933 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — |
1934 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — |
1935 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — |
1936 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
1937 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |