Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 3
Part 1—VITAL STATISTICS 11
Part 2—COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 17
Part 3—ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 23
Public Health Inspection 24
Housing 34
Food and Food Premies 37
Factories Act, 1961 47
Atmospheric Pollution 49
Miscellaneous Matters 51
Part 4—PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES
Services for Mothers and Young Children 55
Other Personal Health Services 68
Part 5—MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE 81
Part 6—SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE 91
PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLEMENT Centre Pages
Plate A—Home help service—Service has been given
regularly to this spastic mother since the birth
of her child (see page 69).
Plate B—Flooding at Earlsfield—Some of the furniture,
carpets, etc., which were taken to a local depot
for drying (see pages 5 and 24).
Plate C—Flooding at Earlsfield—The drying-out process,
showing warm air blowers in action (see pages
5 and 24).
Plate D—Linden Lodge—This school for blind children
was purpose-built in 1964 and accommodates
100 boarders and 20 day pupils (see page 99).
INDEX 108