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Holborn 1923

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923

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Influenza 47
Anthrax 48
Chicken pox 48
Mumps 48
Bacteriological Work 48
Disinfections 48
Cleansing of Persons Act 48
Scabies 49
Shelter during Disinfection 49
Tuberculosis 49
Notifications 50
Delay in Notification 51
Institutional Treatment 52
Visitation of Home 52
Contacts 52
Prevention of Spitting 53
Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 53
Tuberculosis Dispensary 53
Tuberculosis Care Committee 55
Home Nursing 57
Dental Clinic 58
Cancer 58
Maternity and Child Welfare 58
Notification of Births 58
Home Visiting 59
Work at Centre 60
Ante-natal Hygiene 62
Maternal and Infant Consultations 63
Breast Massage 64
Diarrhœa
Still-Births 64
Illegitimate Births 65
Dental Treatment 65
Assistance with Denture 65
Supply of Milk and Food for Mothers and Infants 65
Home Help 67
Convalescent Home Treatment 67
Saffron Hill Maternity and Child Welfare Centre 67
Co-operation with Clergy 67
Deaths of Infants under One Year 68
Deaths of Infants, One to Five Tears69
Infectious Diseases among Mothers and Children69
Puerperal Fever 69
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 69
Measles 72
Whooping Cough 72
Epidemic Diarrhœa 73
Poliomyelitis 74
Nursing Arrangements 74
Pensions for Mothers and Widows 75
Health and Baby Week 75
Medical Inspection and Treatment of School Children 75
Deaths of Children, 5-15 Years 77
Sanitary Administration 79
Mortuary 80
Inquests 80
Revenue Acts 80
Danger from Flies 80
Dirty Tenants 80
Poisoning by Coal Gas 81
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restriction Acts, 1920 and 1923 81
Food Poisoning 82
Other Propaganda 82
International Hygiene 82
Housing 84
APPENDIX
Table I Vital Statistics, 1923, and ten previous years 88 88
Table II. Causes of and Ages at Death, 1923 89
Table III. Infectious Diseases Notified during 1923 90
Table IV. Infectious Diseases in Holborn during 1923 and ten previous years 91
Table V. Information required by L.C.C. 92
Table VI. Factories, Workshops, &c. 93
(1) Inspections 93
(2) Defects found 93
(3) Home Work 94
(4) Registered Workshops 95
(5) Other Matters 95
Table VII. Legal Proceedings 96