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Holborn 1920

Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Maternity and Child Welfare 22
Puerperal Fever 24
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 24
Measles 25
Whooping Cough 25
Epidemic Diarrhœa 25
Polio-myelitis 25
Dental Clinic 25
Nursing Arrangements 26
Sanitary Administration 26
Staff 26
Other Services 27
Housing 27
APPENDIX.
Table I. Vital Statistics of Borough during 1920 and ten previous years 29
Table II. Causes of and Ages at Death—year 1920 30
Table III. Infantile Mortality during year 1920 31
Table IV. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during year 1920 32
Table V. Notifications of Infectious Diseases 1920 and ten preceding years 33
Table VI. Proportion of Notifications of Infectious Diseases to Estimated Population
in 1920 and preceding ten years 34
Table VII. Deaths from Epidemic Diseases 1920 and ten preceding years 35
Table VIII. Sanitary Inspectors' Work—Inspections, &c. 36
Table IX. Ditto Notices served 37
Table X. Summary as required by L.C.C. 39
Table XI. Factories, Workshops, &c. 40
(1) Inspections 40
(2) Defects found 40
(3) HomeWork 41
(4) Registered Workshops 42
(5) Other matters 42
Table XII. Legal Proceedings 43
Table XIII. Meteorology 45