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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
Islington 1926
Seventy-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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REPORT
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health
FOR THE YEAR 1926,
SPECIAL REPORTS (OTHER THAN THE HEALTH OF THE BOROUGHi
AND OUTSTANDING MATTERS BROUGHT BEFORE THE
PUBLIC HEALTH OR MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR.
SUMMARY.
1. Health Week.—As regards educational propaganda, special efforts wer
made to arouse the interest of the citizens in Child Welfare and Health matters
generally during Health Week. See pages 9, 10.
2. Infectious Disease.—(a) Occurence of Smallpox—Disease introduced
to Royal Northern Hospital, p. 26 (b) Other diseases; secondary infections, p. 29.
8. Dust Nuisance, grinding of bricks and rubble, etc. p. 49.
4. Meat, Food and Drugs.—(a) The Labelling of meat and eggs (Food
Order 1921) page 60. (b) Unsound Food, page 56. (c) Arsenic in Apples, page 64.
(d) Sophistication of Milk, p. 65. (e) Deputation received re Public Health (Meat)
Regulations, p. 59. (/) Restaurant Kitchens, p. 58.
5. Health Visitation and work of Voluntary Centres, Artificial Sunlight
installations, etc. pp. 11-18.
6. Index to Report.—Pages 76-78,