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 1964
[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 | 72 | |
| Number of deaths under 1 month | 8 | |
| 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 | 1,200 | |
| 5-15 years of age | 32 | |
| Number of children who were given a secondary or reinforcing injection | 1,624 | |
| Vaccination | ||
| Number of children successfully vaccinated or re-vaccinated | 454 | |
| Domestic Help Service | ||
| Domestic help was provided as follows: | ||
| Maternity oases | 13 | |
| T.B. cases | 9 | |
| Aged and chronic sick cases (65+) | 868 | |
| Other (under 65) | 148 | |