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CONTENTS OF REPORT
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Members of Public Health Committee 5
Staff of Public Health Department 6
Introductory Remarks of Medical Officer of Health 9
Section A:Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area
General 12
Births, Birth Rate, Still births, Still birth Rate 12
Deaths, Death Rate 14
Maternal Mortality 14
Infantile Mortality 15
Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1957 17
Vital Statistics for years 1949 1958 18
Classification of Deaths 19
Notes on Vital Statistics 22
Deaths from Cancer of Lung and Bronchus 24
Road Traffic Accidents 26
Section B : Prevalence of, and Control over, Infectious
and Other Diseases
Notifications 29
Age Distribution of Infectious Diseases 31
Ward Distribution of Infectious Diseases 32
Distribution of Infectious Diseases according to
Parliamentary Constituencies 33
Notes on Infectious Diseases 34
Diphtheria and Diphtheria Immunisation 37
Smallpox 38
Vaccination and International Certificates of Vaccination 39
Tuberculosis 40
Report of Chest Physician 44
Section C : General Provision of Health Services for the
Area
Care of the Aged 47 56
Action under Section 47 National Assistance Act, 1948 48
Laundry Services for Aged Incontinent Persons 49
Holidays for the Elderly 50
Lambeth Old Peoples Welfare Association 54
Hospital Facilities 57
Health Services provided by the London County Council 58
Public Health Laboratory Service 58