London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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London County Council 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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CONTENTS
Page Page
Introduction 3 Mental Health Service 93
Vital Statistics 5 Lunacy and Mental Treatment
Population 5 Acts 93
Fertility 6 Mental Deficiency Acts 95
Mortality 8 Occupation Centres 98
Intectious diseases 16
General Public Health 23 School Health Service 99
Housing 23 Organisation 100
Public Health laboratory 24 Medical inspection 100
Tuberculous milk 24
Cleansing scheme 103
Sanitary inspection 24
Blind persons 25 Hygiene inspections 105
Registration of nursing homes 26 Children under five years 107
Welfare Committee establishments 27 infectious diseases 108
Chronic sick 27
Medical treatment 109
Chemical Branch 28
Health Service Premises 49 Handicapped pupils 111
Care of Mothers and Young Children 54 Speech therapy 115
Expectant and nursing mothers 54 Audiometry and Audiology 116
Child welfare 57
Marriage guidance 58 Epileptic children 117
Special investigations 58 Enuresis 117
Day nurseries 60 Rheumatism scheme 118
Children neglected or ill-treated
in their own homes 61 Remedial Exercise Classes 120
Residential Establishments 61 Diabetic children 120
Unmarried mother and her child 62 Psychiatry 120
Domiciliary Midwifery Service 63
Residential Schools 122
Health Visiting and Nursing Services 72
Home Nursing 74 Dental services 123
Domestic Help Service 76 Staff 128
Immunisation and Vaccination 77 Finance 129
London Ambulance Service 79
Visitors to the Department 130
Prevention of Illness : Care and After
Care 85 Reports by the Divisional Medical
Tuberculosis 85 Officers 132
Foot clinics 89 Appendix 144
Venereal disease 91
Recuperative holidays 91 (a) Statistical tables 144
Health education 92 (b) Staff of the department 159
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