Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897
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Contents.
Page.
Population, Estimates of 7
Births and Birth-rates 9
Vaccinations 12
Notification of Infectious
Diseases 15
Page.
Deaths and Death-rates 32
Water Supply 66
Administrative Work 70
APPENDICES.
A. Tables of Births, Deaths, &c. 83
B. Efficiency of Disinfection of Booms 99
C. Return Cases 116
D. Summary of Food Samples Analysed 118
SPECIAL SUBJECTS.
Action to limit Infectious
Disease 70
Age-group Death-rates 37
Causes of Death 41
Combined Drainage,
Orders for 76
Deaths in Public Institutions
65
Delay in Removal to
Hospital 29
Deaths of Infants under
one year 55
Death-rates from Diphtheria
50
Food Adulteration,
solutions on 81
House Drainage,
tions required 75
Houses let in Lodgings,
Registration of 74
Illegitimates, Births of 11
„ Deaths of 62
Infantile Diarrhœa,
Deaths from 55
Infectious Disease in surrounding
Parishes 27
Inquest Cases 64
Legal Proceedings 80
Manure Nuisances 78
Neglect of Vaccination 13
Return Cases of Infectious
Disease 30, 116
Schools and Infectious
Disease 29
Trade Supervision 77