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
Bethnal Green 1907
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1907 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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SYNOPSIS.— Continued.
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Table "K." Quarterly Mortalities, London 42
Table "L." do. do. Bethnal Green 43
The seven principal Zymotic diseases 44
Table "M." Deaths at home and in hospital 44
Table "N." Comparison between 1906 and 1907 45
Table "O." Percentages of Zymotic diseases 45
Notification of infectious diseases 46
Do. Cerebro-Spinal Fever 49
Do. Certificates 49
Table "P." Details of notifications 50
Scarlet Fever 51
Diphtheria 52
Enteric Fever 53
Typhus do. 54
Whooping Cough 54
Diarrhœal diseases 55
Measles 55
Do. Schools closed 56
Tuberculosis 56
Diseases of Parturition 57
Midwives 57
Cancer 58
Inquests 59
Suicides 59
Uncertified deaths 59
Public Health Legislation, 1907—
London County Council General Powers Act 60
Vaccination Act 62
Notification of Births Act 63
Orders—
Glanders or Farcy Order 64
Building regulations 65
Outworkers 66
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts, 1890 to 1903 67
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 67
Bakehouses 67
Housing of Working Classes Acts, 1890 to 1903 67