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Poplar 1951

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

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Wellington Way, Bow, E.3 .. Tues.: a.m. Thurs.:p.m.
154, Poplar High Street, E.14 .. Mon.: a.m. Wed.: a.m.
and p.m. Fri.: p.m.
Diphtheria Immunisation:
Wellington Way, Bow, E.3 Wed.: p.m.
54, West Ferry Road, E.14 Mon.: p.m.
Whooping Cough Immunisation:
Wellington Way, Bow, E.3 Wed.: p.m.
54, West Ferry Road, E.14 Mon.: p.m.
Vaccination:
Wellington Way, Bow, E.3 Wed.: p.m.
54, West Ferry Road, E.14 Mon.: p.m.
154, Poplar High Street, E.14 Tues.: p.m.
Diphtheria and Whooping Cough immunisations also carried out at
Infant Welfare Sessions.
(b) Statistics.
(1) Infant Welfare Centres.
Total No. of children who first attended during the
year and who on the date of their first attendance were
Under 1 year of age 1,147
1-5 years of age 160
Total No. of children who attended and who at the
end of the year were
Under 1 year of age 956
1—5 years of age 2,154
Total attendances by children
Under 1 year of age 15,404
1—5 years of age 10,493
(2) Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics.
Ante-natal consultations:—
No. of women who attended for the first time 394
No. of women who attended 588
Total attendances 3,525
Post-natal consultations:—
No. of women who attended 136
(3) Dental Clinic.
Urgent cases treated at St. Andrew's Hospital.
(4) Health Visitors.
No. of infants under one year of age visited for first
time 1,771
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age 12,093
Total visits to children 1 to 5 years of age 21,662
No. of expectant mothers visited 682
Total visits to expectant mothers 1,334
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