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Poplar 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Observation Ward.64 infants were admitted during the year and made an average stay of 31.6 days each. The reasons for admissionwere as follows:—

Observation Ward.

64 infants were admitted during the year and made an average stay of 31.6 days each. The reasons for admissionwere as follows:—

Nutritional disorders18
Illness of Mother12
Preparation for tonsillectomy9
Recovery from tonsillectomy11
Nervous disorders3
Rickets2
Prematurity, Skin Disease, Morbus Cordis, Epilepsy, Jaundice, Enuresis, Dental Extraction, Otitis Media9
64

Table: Results of admission:—

Results of admission:—

Fully recovered21
Improved36
Not improved2
Transferred to Hospital4
Diedi
64

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In addition 113 children were admitted for the surgical removal of
unhealthy tonsils and adenoids. All made good recoveries. The
routine length of stay in the ward for this operation is 5 days. Specially
delicate children are admitted earlier and kept longer afterwards.
H. K. Waller, M.D.
Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Clinic.
Report of Mr. C. Hammond Williams, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Eng.),
Dental Surgeon in Charge of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Dental Clinic.
I beg to submit my report of the dental work carried out in connection
with the Maternity and Child Welfare Department for the year ended
31st December, 1937.