London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Cases Notified and Visited.
| Number of notifications received | 5 |
| Very slight cases | 1 |
| Sight of one eye damaged | — |
| Recovered | 5 |
| Occurred in Institutions | 1 |
| Occurred in the practice of medical practitioners | — |
| Occurred in the practice of midwives | 4 |
| Admitted to hospital as in-patients | 4 |
| Treated as hospital out-patients | — |
| Treated privately | 1 |
| Visited by nurse | — |
Prevention of Blindness.
During the year the Ministry of Health issued Circular 1621 on
the "Prevention of Blindness." The paragraphs regarding children
under school age were considered by the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee.
When eye conditions were recognised in children either by the
Health Visitors when visiting, or Clinic Medical Officers when carrying
out their work at the Clinics, children are immediately referred to an
eye hospital. Specialists at the hospitals are asked for reports on the
cases and the children are followed up by the Health Visitors in order
to see that the treatment advised is carried out.
| Notifications received (patients under 5 years) | 45 | |
| Under 1 year (see feeding below) | 28 | |
| 1 to 2 years | 12 | |
| 2 to 3 years | 2 | |
| 3 to 4 years | 1 | |
| 4 to 5 years | 2 | |
| Died before notification received | 4 | |
| Visited | 45 | |
| Treated in hospitals | 32 | |
Of the 28 cases of Zymotic Enteritis under 1 year of age which were
notified, 15 died. These were fed as follows:—
Breast fed 2; mixed feeding 2; hand-fed 11.