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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 13
Maternal Mortality 14
Infantile Mortality 14
Vital Statistics for years 1951 1960 16
Classification of Deaths 17
Notes on Vital Statistics 20
Deaths from Cancer of Lung or Bronchus 21
Road Traffic Accidents 24
Section B :Prevalance of; and Control over, Infectious and Other Diseases
Notifications 34
Age Distribution of Infectious Diseases 35
Ward Distribution of Infectious Diseases 36
Distribution of Infectious Diseases according to Parliamentary
Constituencies 37
Notes on Infectious Diseases 38
Diphtheria and Diphtheria Immunisation 42
International Certificates of Vaccination 45
Tuberculosis 46
Report of Chest Physician 50
Section C :General Provision of Health Services for the area
Care of the Aged 53
Action under Section 4.7 National Assistance Act, 1948 ^4
Laundry Service for Aged Incontinent Persons 55
Home Bathing Service 56
Holidays for the Elderly 56
Lambeth Old People's Welfare Association 58
Hospital Facilities 62
Personal Health Services Provided by London County Council 62
Public Health Laboratory Service 63
Section D :Sanitary Circumstances of the Area
Water Supply 64
Sewers 65
Summary of Visits and Inspections by Inspectorial Staff 66
Complaints 67