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
Holborn 1921
Report for the year 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Maternity and Child Welfare 32
Notification of Births 32
Home Visiting 32
Work at Centre 33
Ante-natal Hygiene 34
Infant Consultations 35
Dental Treatment 35
Illegitimate Births 36
Still-Births 36
Deaths of Infants under One Year 37
Supply of Milk and Food for Mothers and Infants 37
Home Help 38
Convalescent Treatment 39
Infectious Diseases among Mothers and Children 39
Puerperal Fever 39
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 39
Measles 42
Whooping Cough 43
Epidemic Diarrhoea 43
Poliomyelitis 44
Nursing Arrangements 44
Health and Baby Week 45
Medical Inspection and Treatment of School Children 45
Sanitary Administration 49
Mortuary 49
Inquests 49
Revenue Acts 49
Housing 49
APPENDIX.
Table I. Vital Statistics, 1921, and ten previous years 52
Table II. Causes of and Ages at Death, 1921 53
Table III. Infectious Diseases Notified during 1921 54
Table IV. Infectious Diseases in Holborn during 1921 and ten previous years 55
Table V. Information required by L.C.C.56
Table VI. Factories, Workshops, &c 57
(1) Inspections 57
(2) Defects found 57
(3) Home Work 38
(4) Registered Workshops59
(5) Other Matters 59
Table VII. Meteorology 60
Table VIII. Legal Proceedings 61