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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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| Sewing Class | 1937. | 1938. |
|---|---|---|
| New cases | 50 | 47 |
| Total attendances | 1,221 | 1,285 |
| Average attendance per class | 27.7 | 29.2 |
| New Cases.. | — | 19 |
| Total attendances.. | — | 70 |
| Average attendance per class | — | 4.4 |
| Number of children admitted | 64 | 60 |
| Average duration of stay days | 31.6 | 40.2 |
| Number of children admitted | 113 | 82 |
| Average duration of stay days | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| - | 299 | |
| Out-Patients ' Departments . | ||
| Total attendances | 1,291 | 1,415 |
| Number of mothers who attended with their | ||
| babies for test feeds.. | 221 | 212 |
| Total treatments given to mothers | 270 | 253 |
| Number of individual mothers treated | 51 | 46 |
| Total treatments given to children | 2,388 | 2,652 |
| Number of individual children treated | 362 | 417 |
Ante-Natal Department.
Births.
In the area allotted to St. Katharine's there were 982 (1937—1,036)
live and 32 (32) stillbirths during the year, making a total of 1,014 (1,068).