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CONTENTS.
Chapter XXIII.
REPORT OF THE COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1923.
Page
Introductory Note 5
A.—Vital Statistics.
Population—Marriages—Births—Deaths—Infant-Mortality 7
London Life Tables
Infectious Diseases—
Smallpox 14
Measles—Whooping-Cough—Scarlet F ever—Diphtheria—
Diarrhoea and Enteritis 17
Tuberculosis 17
Influenza 21
Cerebro-spinal Fever—Poliomyelitis, Polioencephalitis, and Encephalitis
lethargica 30
Plague and Cholera—Anthrax—Typhus 30
Typhoid Fever 31
Cancer 37
Skin Disease due to Wearing Furs 39
Bacteriological Work 40
B .—Administration.
Offensive Trades—Lodging Houses—Homeless Persons 42
Venereal Diseases 42
Transmigrants 44
Housing 44
Sanitary Officers 46
Dresser of Fur Skins—Poultry Slaughtering 46
Tuberculosis
Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 51
Blind Persons Act 52
Midwives and Lying-in Homes 52
Children Act, 1908 54
Laboratory Work 55
Statistical Tables.—I. Vital Statistics—II. Administrative Work—III.
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
Chapter XXIV.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE
YEAR 1923.
Page
Introductory Note—Medical Inspection and Treatment—Personal Hygiene
—Infectious Diseases 60
Results of Medical Inspection 62
Special Enquiries (Minor Ailments) 68
Following-up and Re-inspections 69
Medical Treatment 70