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London County Council 1920

Annual report of the Council, 1920. Vol. III. Public Health

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Chapter XXVIII.
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Housing Accounts and Statistics.—Memorandum by the Comptroller of the Council (Mr.
C. D. Johnson)—Memorandum by the Director of Housing (Mr. J. P. Orr, C.S.I.,
C.B.E.) 131
Appendix.
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Venereal Disease.—Report by the Medical Officer of Health and Dr. F. N. K. Menzies i.
I.—Introduction ii.
II.—General principles governing organisation of Venereal Disease Clinics vii.
III.—Facilities for diagnosis and treatment in London viii.
IV.—Stillbirths xix.
V.—Poor law infirmaries xx.
VI.—Publicity xx.
VII.—Social aspects of problem xxii.
A.—Grants in aid to hospitals, 1917-20 xxxi.
B.—Attendances xxxii.
C.—Report by Woman Patrol xxxiii.
D.—Report by two Patrols xxxvii.
E.—Information received from Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis xxxix.
F.—Notifications under Mental Deficiency Act, 1913xl.
G.—Insurance Act and Venereal Disease xl.
Diagrams and Drawings.
Marriages, Births, Deaths (1841-1920) 4
London mortality—smallpox (1841-1920)—typhus (1869-1920)—diarrhœa and enteritis
(1862-1920)—infantile mortality (1858-1920)—typhoid fever (1900-20) 10
Enteric fever and dysentery 30
Seasonal incidence of measles, whooping-cough, scarlet fever and diphtheria (1891-1920) 81
Relation of summer holidays to prevalence of scarlet fever and diphtheria in London, Paris
and New York 84
Seasonal prevalence of fleas and incidence of scarlet fever and diphtheria (1909-20) 87
Venereal disease clinic at St. Thomas' Hospital (Plan and sections) xii.