London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Holborn 1919

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

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INDEX.
Page.
Introduction and Brief Abstract of Report 1
The New Ministry of Health 2
Self-Help to Health 2
Population 5
Chief Occupations 5
Birth-rate 5
Death-rate 5
Infantile Mortality 5
Deaths in Institutions 5
Principal Causes of Deaths 5
Deaths from Infectious Diseases 5
Scavenging 6
Sanitary Inspection of District 6
Food 7
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious Diseases 7
Maternity and Child Welfare 8
Sanitary Administration and other Services 9
Tuberculosis Dispensary 9
Bacteriological Work 10
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 10
Cleansing of Persons Act 10
Nursing Arrangements 10
Housing 11
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Natural and Social Conditions of the District 13
Population and Houses. 13
Vital Statistics 13
Registered Births and Birth-rate 13
Corrected Births and Birth-rate 14
Mortality 14
Corrected Deaths and Death-rates 15
Deaths of Children under 15 years of Age 15
Infantile Mortality 15
Poor Law and Hospital Relief 16
Sanitary Circumstances of the Borough 16
Scavenging 16
Removal of Manure 16
Sanitary Inspection of District 16
Premises and Occupations Controlled by By-laws or Regulations 16
Common Lodging Houses 16
National Rat Campaign 17
Food 18
Dairies, Cow-sheds and Milk-shops 18
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulation, 1912 18
Milk (Mothers and Children) Order 1918 19
Unsound Food 19
Bakehouses 19
Slaughter-House 19
Places where Food is Prepared for Sale 19
Ice Cream 20
Sale of Food and Drugs Act 20
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious Diseases 20
Infectious Diseases Generally 20
Disinfections 20
Nursing Arrangements 20
Tuberculosis Notifications 21
Tuberculosis Dispensary 21
Report of Tuberculosis Officer 21