London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Care of premature infants.
Number of premature live births during the year 98
Number of deaths under 1 month 21
Diphtheria Immunisation
Number of children who completed a full course of primary
immunisation, and who at the date of the final injection
were:
Under 5 years of age 1,240
5-15 years of age 321
Number of children who were given a secondary or reinforcing
injection 2, 195
Vaccination
Number of children successfully vaccinated or revaccinated 807
Domestic Help Service
Domestic Help was provided as follows:
Maternity cases 32
T. B. cases 19
Aged and chronic sick cases 1,011
Other 43
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