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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following is a summary of visits paid by Nurses during 1938:— (This table refers to the whole Borough.)
| E.L.N.S. | St. John Divine. | St. John's Isle of Dogs. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits. | |||||
| Oph. Neon. | Cases | 1 | 3 | _ | 4 | — |
| Visits | 23 | 147 | — | — | 170 | |
| Slight Inflammation of Eyes* | Cases | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | _ |
| Visits | 103 | 128 | 30 | 261 | ||
| Measles | Cases Under 5 | 97 | 7 | 13 | 117 | _ |
| 5-10 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 36 | — | |
| Visits Under 5 | 614 | 89 | 111 | — | 814 | |
| 5-10 | 367 | 11 | 24 | — | 402 | |
| Pneumonia | Cases Under 5 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 50 | _ |
| 5-10 | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | |
| Visits Under 5 | 558 | 131 | 38 | — | 727 | |
| 5-10 | 102 | — | — | — | 102 | |
| Pemphigus | Cases | __ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Visits | — | 15 | — | — | 15 | |
| Whooping-Cough | Cases Under 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Visits Under 5 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | |
| Zymotic Enteritis | Cases | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | — |
| Visits | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | Cases | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | — |
| Visits | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | |
| Maternity Nursing | Cases | 4 | 28 | _ | 32 | — |
| Visits | 122 | 423 | — | — | 545 | |
| Totals | Cases | 192 | 58 | 20 | 270 | _ |
| Visits | 1,898 | 961 | 203 | — | 3,062 | |
*Reported by L.C. C.