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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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CONTENTS
London Administrative County— Vital Statistics
(Summary) page 3
Vital Statistics 4
Infectious Diseases 16
Tuberculosis 25
General Public Health 34
Scientific Branch 40
Health Service Premises 43
Care of Mothers and Young Children 47
Domiciliary Midwifery 54
Health Visiting 58
Home Nursing 59
Home Help 61
Immunisation and Vaccination 62
London Ambulance Service 66
Prevention of Illness: Care and After-Care 71
Mental Health 75
School Health Service 82
Dental Services 94
Staff 99
Finance 101
Visitors to the Department 102
Reports by the Divisional Medical Officers 103
Appendices:
(a) Facts and figures from the 1961 Census 119
(b) Deafness 137
(c) Venereal diseases 144
(d) Staff of the Public Health Department 148
(e) Statistics of work carried out by the
Metropolitan Boroughs 149
Index 151
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