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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CONTENTS
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Introduction 2
Map of Borough, showing statistics by
Wards 3
Public Health Committee 8
Staff of Public Health Department 9 & 10
Changes in Staff during 1934 11
Statistical Summary 12&13
Section I.—Statistics and Social
Conditions of the Area
Meteorological Table 4
Vital Statistics for 1934 and 10
previous years 14
Table of Births, Deaths, Infantile
Deaths and Tuberculosis Deaths, by
Wards 15
Table of Birth rates, Death rates
and Infantile Mortality rates of
London and the Metropolitan
Boroughs 16
Population and General Statistics 17
Principal occupations of the inhabitants
of the Borough 18-21
Economic Conditions 21
Marriages 22
Births 22
Illegitimacy 23
Notification of Births 23
Still Births 23
Deaths 24
Method of adjusting rate 24
Causes (short list) 25-28
Aged Persons 28
In each Ward 29
Persons of unknown address 29
Inquests, Table of 30
Infantile Mortality 30
Table of Deaths from stated causes at
various ages under 1 year 31
Table of Deaths from stated causes
under 1 year for 1934 and 10
preceding years 32
Section II—General Provision of
Health Services
Hospital Accommodation 33
Hospitals in the Borough 33
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Institutional Provision Unmarried
Mothers 34
Ambulance Facilities 34
Clinics, Treatment Centres, &c 34-36
Maternity and Child Welfare 37
Block Grants 37
Ante-natal 38
At Confinement 38
Infants and Young Children 39
Advice cards 39
Home Visiting 39
Table of Visits paid by Health Visitors 40
Summary of Visiting Work by each
Centre 41
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 41
Attendancesat Consultations, etc 42-44
Artificial Light Treatment 44
Dental Clinic 45
Day Nurseries 47
Nursery Schools 47
Clinic f or Ailing Mothers and
Children 48
Convalescent Home Treatment 48
Home for Sick Poor Children 48
Infant Life Protection 49
Supply of Milk to Mothers and
Children 49
Professional Nursing 51
Home Helps 52
Midwives and Midwifery 52
Maternal Mortality 54
Table of Maternal Deaths 55
Medical examination in elementary
schools 56 & 57
Provision of Insulin 58
Public Health Officers of the Local
Authority 58
Local Legislation 58
Public Health Legislation 59
Local Acts, By-laws and Regulations
in force in the Borough 58
London County Council By-laws 59
London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1934 59
Milk Act, 1934 60
Shops Act, 1934 61
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 62
Health Propaganda 62