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CONTENTS.
Chapter XXXII.
Public Health Reports of the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. W. H. Hamer) for the year
1911-
A—Vital Statistics¬Population — Marriages — Births—Deaths—Infantile mortality—Principal
epidemic diseases—Smallpox and vaccination—Measles—Scarlet fever—Diphtheria—Whooping-cough—Typhus—Enteric
fever—Diarrhoea—Erysipelas—Puerperal fever—Seasonal prevalence
of and mortality from infectious diseases—Influenza, bronchitis and pneumoniaPhthisis—Cancer—Cerebro-spinal
fever—Anthrax—Glanders—Meteorology 1
b—Administration.—Dairies, cowsheds and milkshops—Offensive businesses—Nuisances—Housing
of the Working Classes Act—Underground rooms—Overcrowding—Houses let in lodgings—
Common lodging houses—Seamen's lodging houses—Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897—Water
supply to tenement houses—Revenue Act, 1903—Factory and Workshop Act—Places where
food is prepared for sale—Inspection of food—Disinfection—Shelters—Mortuaries—Rat plague
—Equalisation of Rates Act—Conference on Public Health—Rag Flock Act, 1911—Homeless
persons—Water supply—Health visitors—Mid wives Act . 47
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Chapter XXXIII.
Public Health Reports (continued)—Special report submitted by the Medical Officer of Health
during the year 1911—Typhoid Fever 83
Chapter XXXIV.
Public Health Reports (continued)—Report of the Education Committee, submitting the
Report of the Medical Officer (Education) (Dr. J. Kerr) for the year 1911—Report of
the Medical Officer (Education) for the year 1911—
Medical Inspection.—Elementary schools- -Secondary and trade schools—Non-maintained secondary
schools—Training colleges 90
Medical Treatment.—Suppurating ears—Tonsils and adenoids—Teeth—Ringworm—Open-air
schools—Playground classes—Kensal House turberculosis school—Residential schools—
Secondary and trade schools—Training colleges 93
Examination of Candidates.—Permanent service—References—Scholarships—Candidates for the
teaching profession 11—
Personal Hygiene Schemes.—Elementary schools : (a) Heads ; (b) Persons and clothing—Secondary
and trade schools * Heads •• ••• llo
Infectious Diseases.—Zymotic diseases in schools—Scarlet fever—Diphtheria—Aural discharge and
diphtheria—Measles—Small pox—Catarrhal conjunctivitis 117
Defective Chiidren.—Results of examinations—Tests of mental ability—Visual—Aural—Speech—
Semi-blind—Deaf—Epilepsy—Heart disease—Spinal curvature 135
School Planning and Apparatus.—Lighting—Ventilation—Swimming baths—Seats and desks 160
Miscellaneous.—Physical exercises—Closure of Stormont House—Remand homes—Hop-picking— 168
Dust—Feeding—Racial characteristics—Inattention.
Chapter XXXV.
Public Health—Infectious Diseases—Homeless persons—Tuberculosis—Milk—Infant Life
Protection—Midwives—Health Visitors—Common Lodging Houses—Seamen's Lodging
Houses—Nuisances—Offensive businesses—Drainage by-laws—Diseases of Animals 172
Chapter XXXVI.
Main Drainage 178
Chapter XXXVII.
Housing of the Working Classes 183
Chapter XXXVIII.
Housing Accounts and Statistics.—Memorandum by the Comptroller (Mr. H. E. Haward)
submitting Housing Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1912—Memorandum
by the Housing Manager (Mr. S. G. Burgess), submitting Housing Statistics for the
year ended 31st March, 1912 189