Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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(2) Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics.
Ante-natal consultations:—
No. of women who attended for the first time ... 404
No. of women who attended 674
Total attendances 3,785
Post-natal consultations:—
No. of women who attended 135
(3) Dental Clinic.
Expectant
and Nursing
Potential
No. of expectant and nursing mothers
treated
No. of cases in which general anaesthetic
for extractions was administered
No. of teeth extracted
No. of teeth filled
No of pre-school children treated
No. of cases in which general anaesthetic
for extraction was administered
No. of temporary teeth extracted
No. of temporary teeth filled
Urgent
cases
treated at
St. Andrew's
Hospital
(4) Health Visitors.
No. of infants under one year of age
visited for first time
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age
Total visits to children 1 to 5 years of age
No. of expectant mothers visited
Total visits to expectant mothers
1,157
12,099
31,432
525
1,931
(5) Infant Life Protection.
No. on Register, 1st January, 1950:—
Foster mothers
Foster children
No. on Register, 31st December, 1950:—
Foster mothers
Foster children
3
5
11
10
(6) Child Minders (Daily Guardians).
No. of Daily Guardians:—
Statutory
Voluntary
No. of Children Minded:—
Statutory
Voluntary
41
36
(7) Care of Premature Infants.
No. of premature births during the year 67
No. of deaths under 1 month 6
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