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CONTENTS.
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Public Health and Housing Committee vi.
Summary of Vital Statistics vii.
Vital Statistics 1
Population 1
Births and Transferable Births 2
Illegitimate Births 6
Birth Rate 6
Marriages 7
Marriage Rate 7
Deaths 7
Deaths "of Illegitimate Children 8
Death Rate 8
Zymotic Diseases, Death Rate 9
Respiratory Diseases, Death Rate 10
Infantile Mortality—The Royal College of St.Katharine—Deatli of Miss MacQueen;
Nursing Associations—Nursing cases of Measles and]0phthalmia Neonatorum;
Necessitous Women and Childbirth—-Payment of Doctor's Fees when
called in by Midwives—Notification of Births Act, 190710
Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Notifications, Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum)
Regulations, 1914 14
Age Mortality 15
Tubercular Diseases, Deaths, Death Rate 16
Phthisis—Deaths 17
Prevention of Consumption—Notifications; Summaries of Notifications Received;
Number of Notifications on Form D; List of Non-Pulmonary Cases; Actual
Number of Cases on Register at end of year 1917. Bacteriological Examinations;
The Borough of Poplar Dispensary for the Prevention of Consumption;
Deaths, Tubercular Diseases and Phthisis Number and Rate (see pages 16
and 17); Disinfection of Rooms and Articles (see page 67) 17
Tables of Deaths 28
Deaths from Drowning, &c. 30
Deaths of Persons of Unknown Addresses, included in the Mortality Statistics 30
Vital Statistics, Tables 32
Notes on Nomenclature of Diseases 37
Tables of Deaths (Classification); Deaths 38
Tables of Deaths in Public Institutions and Certain Localities 46
Tables of Infectious Diseases 59
Zymotic Diseases, Notifications ; Institutions, Errors in Eiagnosis; Bacteriological
Examinations; Infectious Diseases in Milkshops and on Homeworkers'
Premises ; Civil and Military Sanitary Services Co-operation 63
Disinfecting Department—-Rooms and Articles (Infectious Diseases and Verminous)
Disinfected—Suggested Additional Cleansing and Disinfecting Accommodation 67
Electrolytic Disinfecting Fluid—Output of Fluid, Distribution of Fluid, Cost of
Material and Electricity, Bottles, Corks and Labels, Total Quantity Manufactured
since Installation of Plant, Expenditure for the year ended 31st
March, 1917, and for half-year ended 30th September, 1917, Average expenditure
for the three years ended March, 1917. Estimated Expenditure
for the year ending 31st March, 1918, and for the year ending 31st March, 1919,
Spraying and Cleansing of Floors of London County Council Schools with
Electrolytic Fluid, Swimming Baths—the use therein of Electrolytic Disinfecting
Fluid, Comments on Adverse Criticisms 68
Verminous Children attending School—London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1907, Children Act, 1908, Number of Verminous Children Bathed, Itch
Cases 73
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