London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bermondsey 1953
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT—
PAGE
Public Health Committee 4
Staff 5
VITAL STATISTICS —
Area 8
Population 8
Births 8
Deaths 9
Marriages 9
Infantile Mortality Rates 10
Deaths from Tuberculosis 10
Vital Statistics of District 11
Causes of Death 12
Infantile Mortality, Causes of Deaths 14
Extracts from Vital Statistics, 1952 15
INFECTIOUS DISEASES—
Diseases Notifiable ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 16
Food Poisoning ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 16
Disinfection ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 17
Cleansing Station ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 17
Cases Notified in 1952 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 18
Cases Notified for last ten years ...... ...... ...... ...... 19
TUBERCULOSIS —
New Cases and Deaths 20
Notification Register 20
Summary of Notifications 21