London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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CONTENTS
London Administrative County—Vital Statistics
(Summary) page 4
Vital Statistics 5
Infectious Diseases 14
Tuberculosis 23
General Public Health 34
Scientific Branch 40
Health Service Premises 43
Care of Mothers and Young Children 47
Domiciliary Midwifery 52
Health Visiting 54
Home Nursing 55
Home Help 57
Immunisation and Vaccination 58
London Ambulance Service 61
Prevention of Illness: Care and After-Care 65
School Health Service 73
Dental Services 87
Staff 91
Finance 94
Visitors to the Department 95
Reports by the Divisional Medical Officers 96
Appendices:
(a) Mental Health in London in 1961 and the
implementation of the Mental Health
Act, 1959 112
(b) The Home Nursing Service in London 137
(c) Speech Therapy in L.C.C. schools 145
(d) South East London General Practitioners'
Centre 161
(e) Statistics of work carried out by the
Metropolitan Boroughs 169
(f) Staff of the Public Health Department 170
Index 171