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Holborn 1928

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

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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 47
Apples 47
Butter 48
Calomel Ointment 48
Glycerine of Borax 48
Macaroni 48
Milk 48
Sausages 45
Tinned Vegetables 49
Block Ice 49
Milkā€”Fat Content 50
Table of Samples Purchased 52
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 53
The Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 54
Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 3 Order 54
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928 57
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) (Eggs) Regulations, 1928 57
Sale of Chlorodyne 58
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious Diseases 59
Infectious Diseases Generally 59
Smallpox 59
Vaccination 61
Diphtheria 62
Schick Test and Immunisation against Diphtheria 63
Scarlet Fever 73
Enteric Fever 73
Typhus Fever 75
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 75
Dysentery 75
Malaria 76
Encephalitis Lethargica 76
Acute Poliomyelitis 77
Pneumonia 78
Influenza 78
Anthrax 78
Chicken pox 78
Mumps 79
Bacteriological Work 79
Disinfections 79
Cleansing of Persons Act 79
Shelter during Disinfection 80
Verminous Condition and Scabies 80
Extermination of Vermin 80
Tuberculosis 81
Notifications 82
Correction of Register 83
Sleeping Conditions 83
Classification of Homes 81
Delay in Notification 85
Institutional Treatment 85
Visits to Home 85
Contacts 86
Prevention of Spitting 86
Deaths from Tuberculosis 86
Tuberculosis Dispensary 87
Tuberculosis Care Committee 91
Home Nursing 94
Dental Clinic 94
Employment of Tuberculous Persons 95
Cancer 96
Maternity and Child Welfare 96
Notification of Births 96
Number of Births 96
Births in Crowded Homes 97
Home Visiting 97
Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres 97