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CONTENTS.
Chapter XXI.
REPORT OF THE COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1924.
Page
Introductory Note 5
A..—Vital Statistics.
Population—Marriages—Births—Deaths—Infant-Mortality 7
London Life Tables 9
Infectious Diseases-
Smallpox 10
Measles—Whooping-Cough—Scarlet F ever— Diphtheria—
Diarrhoea and Enteritis 13
Tuberculosis 18
Influenza 21
Cancer 19
Plague and Cholera—Anthrax—Typhus 20
Cerebro-spinal Fever—Poliomyelitis, Polioencephalitis, and Encephalitis
lethargica 20
Influenza and the Influenzal Group of Diseases 21
Typhoid Fever 32
Bacteriological Work 42
B.—Administration.
Offensive Trades—Lodging Houses—Homeless Persons 47
Venereal Diseases 48
Housing 49
Sanitary Officers 51
Dresser of Fur Skins—Poultry Slaughtering 51
Tuberculosis 51
Midwives and Lying-in Homes 56
Children Act, 1908 59
Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 60
Blind Persons Act 61
Laboratory Work 61
Statistical Tables.—I. Vital Statistics—II. Administrative Work—III.
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
Chapter XXII.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE
YEAR 1924.
Page
Introductory Note—Medical Inspection and Treatment—Personal Hygiene
—Infectious Diseases 66
Results of Medical Inspection 68
Special Enquiries (Syphilis, Heart Disease, Premature Birth, &c.) 75
Following-up and Re-inspections 80
Medical Treatment 82