View report page

CONTENTS
Page
Introduction 3
Vital Statistics 7
Population 7
Fertility 7
Mortality 9
Infectious Diseases 17
Tuberculosis 23
Recent trends 23
London's tuberculous population 25
Preventive measures 27
Services provided 28
Statistics 30
General Public Health 39
Housing 39
Public health laboratory 40
Milk sampling 40
Sanitary inspection 40
Blind and partially-sighted 41
Registration of nursing homes 42
Welfare committee establishments 43
Care of the chronic sick 43
Welfare of handicapped persons 43
Scientific Branch 44
Health Service Premises 51
Co-operation with other Health Services 56
Care of Mothers and Young Children 58
Expectant and nursing mothers 58
Child welfare 60
Marriage guidance 62
Special investigations 62
Day nurseries and occasional creches 63
Unmarried mother and her child 65
Domiciliary Midwifery Service 66
Health Visiting and Nursing Services 70
Home Nursing 71
Domestic Help Service 74
Immunisation and Vaccination 75
London Ambulance Service 77
Prevention of Illness : Care and After
Care 83
Foot clinics 83
Venereal disease 83
Recuperative holidays 84
Health education 84
Page
Mental Health Services 86
Lunacy and mental treatment
Acts 86
Mental deficiency Acts 88
Occupation centres 90
Evidence to Royal Commission 92
School Health Service 94
Organisation 94
Medical inspection 95
School meals, milk &c. 97
Average heights and weights 98
Vision 99
Hygiene inspections 99
Children under five years 102
School journeys 102
Infectious diseases 102
Medical treatment 103
Handicapped pupils 107
Enuresis 113
Juvenile rheumatism 113
Remedial exercise classes 115
Psychiatry 115
Residential schools and homes 117
Research and investigation 117
Dental Services 118
Staff 122
Finance 123
Visitors to the Department 124
Reports by the Divisional Medical
Officers 125
Appendices 144
(a) Lung cancer, 1931-54 144
(b) Report of a study group on
preventive mental health in the
Maternity and Child Welfare
Service 156
(c) A Historical sketch of the
School Health Service 167
(d) Statistical tables 217
(e) Staff of the Department 228
(W. & s. Ltd. 61283) 10.55. 70742.