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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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| Tonsil Clinic. | 1936. | 1937. |
|---|---|---|
| Number of children admitted | 100 | 113 |
| Average duration of stay .. .. days | 5 | 5 |
Out-Patients' Departments.
| Total attendances | 1 228 | 1,291 |
| Number of mothers who attended with their babies for test feeds | 184 | 221 |
| Total treatments given to mothers | 152 | 270 |
| Number of individual mothers treated | 44 | 51 |
| Total treatments given to children | 2,809 | 2,388 |
| Number of individual children treated | 409 | 362 |
Ante-Natal Department.
In the area allotted to St. Katharine's there were 1 ,036 (1936— 1 ,015) live and 32 (30) stillbirths during the year, making a total of 1 ,068 (1 ,045).
| Attended 1936 St. Katharine's Ante-Natal Clinic | Attended 1937 St. Katharine's Ante-Natal Clinic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
In all 605 (1936—537) women have attended this Clinic during the
year, making 1,691 (1,516) visits, or 2.8 (2.8) visits apiece. The average
attendance has been 33.8 (30.3) per Clinic. There were 538 (489) new
cases during the year.
Post-Natal Department.
229 women (1936—213), or rather over a quarter of the number
delivered during the year, have been seen, 198 (188) being new cases.
They have averaged 2.3 (2.5) visits apiece. Total attendances 530 (524).