London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hammersmith 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Prevalence and Control over Infectious Diseases—continued. Pag*
Pneumonia 82
Malaria 82
Dysentery 82
Influenza 82
Wrong Diagnosis 82
Psittacosis 83
Cleansing of Verminous Persons 83
Tabular Statement—Zymotic Diseases 84
Disinfection 85
Vaccination 85
Vaccination Returns 87
Public Health (Smallpox) Regulations, 1917 89
Tuberculosis 89
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925 92
Tuberculosis Dispensary 92
Tuberculosis Care Committee 100
Prevention of Blindness 103
Exhumation and Re-interment of Bodies 103
Health Education.
Propaganda 104
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Statistics 105
Health Visitors—Work of 106
Feeding of Infants—Statistics 107
Table—Births, Deaths, and Infant Death Rate 107
Schedule of Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres 108
Chart—Infantile Mortality Rate 109
Artificial Light Treatment 109
Light Treatment Centre 110
Milk (Mothers and Children) Orders, 1918-1919 110
" Parkside " Maternity Home—Statistics 114
Voluntary Work.
Infant Welfare CentreB 116
Day Nurseries 116
Rescue Homes 116
Convalescent Treatment of Invalid Children 116
Treatment and Nursing—Children under School Age 117
(a) Operations. (6) Minor Ailments, (c) Dental Treatment.
Infectious Diseases of Mothers, and Children under five years of
age—Tabular Statement 117
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 118
Sanitary Administration.
Staff 118
Rent Restrictions Acts 119
Public Mortuary 119