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 1914
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1914 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Enteric Fever 35
Whooping Cough 35
Diarrhœa 36
Measles 36
Chicken Pox 37
Erysipelas 39
Appendicitis 39
Diseases of Parturition 39
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 40
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 40
Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis 41
Tuberculosis 43
Do. Occupations and persons notified 45
Tuberculosis Dispensary 47
Cancer 47
Uncertified Deaths 48
Inquests 48
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts, 1890 to 1903 49
Ancient Foundation of the College of St. Katharine 49
Schools for Mothers and Infant Consultations 50
Children's Country Holidays 51
Health Visitors 52
Brady Street Unhealthy Area 53
Staff and the War 75
Report of Health Visitors 79
APPENDIX.
Table I. Vital Statistics of Whole District 83
II. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified 84
II. (a) Public Health Tuberculosis Regulations,
1912—Notifications 85
III. Causes of, and Ages at Death 86
IV., IV. (a), IV. (b) Infantile Mortality 87-89
V. Number of Deaths from the Seven Principal
Zymotic Diseases in ten years, 1904 to
1913, and in the year 1914 90
Administration of Factory and Workshop Act, 1901 91, 92
Street List 93-99
Plans—Brady Street Area —
Return relating to Tuberculosis Dispensary Schemes
throughout London —