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Poplar 1938

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

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Table: STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF HOME VISITING FOR 1938.

STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF HOME VISITING FOR 1938.

Public Health Department.The Royal College of St. Katharine.Total 1938.Total 1937.
Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.
Ante-Natal:—
No. of Cases879—539—1,418—1,611—
Primary visits—879—539_1,418—1,611
Re-visits—1,855—1,592_3,447—3,888
Infant Child Welfare visits:—
Primary visits (Infants) ..—995—879_1,874—1,991
Removed before visit—35—6297—64
Died before visit—8_2634_33
Stillbirths—26—3359—57
Re-visits—
Under 1—7,643—8,632 19,150_16,275—17,807
1—5—18,105—_37,255—42,873
Removed—741—6151,356—1,427
Died—56—3692—108
fOphthalmia Neonatorum:—
No. of Cases notified9———9—5—
Primary visits—9——9—5
Re-visits—13——_13—7
Removed to Hospital2———2—4—
Enteritis:—
(a) No. of Cases reported..——_—_—21—
(a) Primary visits———__——21
Re-visits—_—___—6
Removed to Hospital———_—15—
Died—_—__—2
(6) No. of Cases notified
(Z.E.)71—33—104—45—
(6) Primary visits..—71—33_104—45
Re-visits—50—73_123—62
Removed to Hospital77———77—81—
Died—7—310—15
Measles:—
No of Cases under 5 years636—496—1,132—222—
Primary visits—636—496_1,132—222
Re-visits—169—235_404—125
Removed to Hospital222———222—89—
Died—6—4_10—4
Primary visitsiover 5 years—435—229_664—219
Re-visits—49—14_63—35
Whooping Cough:—
No. of Cases103—134—237—534—
Primary visits—103—134_237—534
Re-visits—24—58_82—320
Removed to Hospital29———29—57—
Died—1——_1—7
f Puerperal Fever:—
No. of Cases notified6———6—5—
Primary visits—6———6—5
Re-visits—8———8—10
Removed to Hospital6———6—5—
Died:—
(a) Notified Cases..1———1———
(6) Non-notified Casesi———1—1—
fPuerperal Pyrexia:—
No. of Cases notified45———45—31-—
Primary visits—45———45—31
Re-visits—39———39—53
Removed to Hospital43———43—28—
Died————_—1—
Maternal Deaths:—
Maternal Deaths (number)5———5—5—
Primary visits—5———5—5
Re-visits—17———17—6
Miscellaneous Visits..—962—4771,4391,131
Total Visits:—
Primary—3,253—2,428—5,681—4,843
Re-visits—29,745—30,892—60,637——
Total Visits paid, 1938_32,998_33,320_66,318——
Total Visits paid, 1937—34,257—38,472———72,729

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* Zymotic Enteritis is notifiable
t All cases are visited by Health Visitors of the Public Health Department
Enquiries re Maternal Deaths are made by the Public Health Department.