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Poplar 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Home Nursing.
By arrangement with the Nursing Associations nursing is provided
(with the consent of the practitioner attending a patient) and paid for by
the Council at the rate of 1s. 3d. per visit, in cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
Measles, Whooping Cough, Pneumonia, Zymotic Enteritis,
Pemphigus, Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
The following is a summary of visits paid by Nurses during 1937:—
| E.L.N.S. | St. John Divine. | St. John's Isle of Dogs. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits. | |||||
| Oph. Neon. | Cases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Visits | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Slight Inflammation of Eyes* | Cases | 23 | 8 | 1 | 32 | — |
| Visits | 351 | 192 | 14 | 557 | ||
| Measles | Cases Under 5 | 13 | 1 | _ | 14 | _ |
| 5-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
| Visits Under 5 | 149 | 10 | — | — | 159 | |
| 5-10 | 25 | 6 | — | — | 31 | |
| Pneumonia | Cases Under 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 25 | _ |
| 5-10 | 4 | _ | 4 | _ | ||
| Visits Under 5 | 209 | 130 | 15 | 354 | ||
| 5-10 | 93 | — | — | — | 93 | |
| Pemphigus | Cases | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Visits | 85 | 49 | 12 | — | 146 | |
| Whooping-Cough | Cases Under 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Visits Under 5 | 56 | — | — | — | 56 | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | Cases | — | — | — | —_ | — |
| Visits | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | Cases | — | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Visits | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Maternity Nursing | Cases | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | — |
| Visits | 97 | 11 | — | — | 108 | |
| Totals | Cases | 73 | 19 | 3 | 95 | _ |
| Visits | 1,065 | 398 | 41 | 1,504 | ||
*Reported by L.C.C.