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 1964

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

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CONTENTS
Introduction page 3
London Administrative County—Vital Statistics
(Summary) 4
Vital Statistics 5
Infectious Diseases 14
Tuberculosis 23
General Public Health 31
Health Service Premises 37
Care of Mothers and Young Children 48
Domiciliary Midwifery 59
Health Visiting 63
Home Nursing 64
Home Help 66
Immunisation and Vaccination 68
London Ambulance Service 71
Prevention of Illness: Care and After-Care 86
Mental Health 93
School Health Service 114
Dental Services 126
Staff 132
Finance 137
Visitors to the Department 139
Reports by the Divisional Medical Officers 140
Appendices:
(a) Staff of the Public Health Department 160
(b) Staff—Survey of long term sickness 161
(c) Statistics of work carried out by the
Metropolitan Boroughs 170
Index 171
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