Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
SEC. I.—Statistical :— page
Population of Chelsea 3
Births and Birth-rate 4
Deaths and Death-rate 4
Death-rate of Special Classes of the Population 9
Infantile Mortality 10
Statistical Tables (L.G.B. Forms I., II., III., IV.) 14
SEC. II.—Infectious Diseases :—
Small-pox 19
Scarlet Fever 19
Diphtheria 19
Enteric Fever 20
Removal of Patients to Hospital 21
The Case Mortality 22
Other Infectious Diseases 22
Notifications of Phthisis 23
SEC. III.—The Housing of the Working Classes :—
Sir Thomas More Buildings 26
Pond House 26
Onslow Dwellings 26
Grove Buildings 27
Sutton Trust Dwellings 27
Lewis Trust Dwellings 27
Demolitions in 1912 28
SEC. IV.—The Sanitary Condition of the Borough :—
Drainage 29
Inspections made 29
Disinfection 29
Basement Workrooms 29
Action taken under Sale of Food and Drugs Act 30
Water Supply 30
Reports presented to the Borough Council 30
Summary of Work done by the Lady Sanitary Inspector 31
Verminous School Children 33
Notifications of Births 34
The Chelsea Health Society 35
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Factory and Workshop
Act 36
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Public Health (London)
Act 36
Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on in 1912 40
Magisterial Proceedings during 1912 42
List of Bakehouses, Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses 43