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Holborn 1922

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922

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Disinfections 47
Cleansing of Persons Act 47
Shelter during Disinfection 48
Scabies 48
Tuberculosis 48
Notifications 48
Delay in Notification 49
Institutional Treatment 50
Visitation of Home 50
Contacts 50
Prevention of Spitting 51
Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 51
Tuberculosis Dispensary 52
Interim Tuberculosis Care Committee 54
Dental Clinic 56
Cancer 57
Maternity and Child Welfare 57
Notification of Births 57
Home Visiting 58
Work at Centre 59
Ante-natal Hygiene 60
Maternal and Infant Consultations 61
Still-Births 64
Illegitimate Births 64
Dental Treatment 64
Assistance with Denture64
Supply of Milk and Food for Mothers and Infants 65
Home Help 67
Convalescent Home Treatment 67
Saffron Hill Maternity and Child Welfare Centre 68
Deaths of Infants under One Year 68
Infectious Diseases among Mothers and Children 69
Puerperal Fever 69
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 69
Measles 73
Whooping Cough 74
Epidemic Diarrhœa 74
Poliomyelitis 75
Nursing Arrangements 75
Exchequer Grants for Maternity and Child Welfare Services 75
Health and Baby Week 76
Medical Inspection and Treatment of School Children 78
Death of Children, 5-15 Years 81
Sanitary Administration 82
Mortuary 82
Inquests 82
Revenue Acts 82
Danger from Flies 82
Dirty Tenants 82
Rag Flock Act, 1911 83
Housing 83
APPENDIX.
Table I. Vital Statistics, 1922, and ten previous years 86
Table II. Causes of and Ages at Death, 1922 87
Table III. Infectious Diseases Notified during 1922 88
Table IV. Infectious Diseases in Holborn during 1922 and ten previous years 89
Table V. Information required by L.C.C. 90
Table VI. Factories, Workshops, &c. 91
(1) Inspections 91
(2) Defects found 91
(3) Home Work 92
(4) Registered Workshops 93
(5) Other Matters 93
Table VII. Legal Proceedings 94