London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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INDEX.
Page.
Introductory Eeport on the Health of the Entire District 5
Dr. Kompster's Report for East Battersea 28
„ Oakman's „ West ,, 45
,, Newsholme's ,, Clapham 56
,, "Walker's „ Putney 70
„ Sutton's ,, Streatham 78
,, Nicholas' ,, Wandsworth 91
,, Muter's Analyst's Eeport 108
SPECIAL POINTS RAISED IN THE LOCAL REPORTS.
Asylums Board Beturns 16
Causation of Summer Diarrhœa 34
Measles, fatality from 86,100
Estimated Population, fallacies of 80, 92
Eelationship of Birth-rate to Death-rate 29, 57
Infantile Death-rate 13, 61
Working-classes, relatively great Mortality of 62, 74
Water Supply, condition of Metropolitan 23
Dust-bins, disease and 40, 77
Dust-bins, suggested abolition of 40
Proposed Dust Cremator for Clapham 66
Sewer "Ventilation by up-shafts 41
Diseased. Meat, seizure of 42, 54
Analysis of Beer 108
Milk 109