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

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Bexley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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INDEX.
ITEM PAGE
Health Committee 2
Public Health Staff 3
Foreword 4-7
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Acreage 1
Population 1
New Houses Erected 8
Unemployment 8
Social Conditions and Amenities 8—9
Population Graph 10
Summary of Vital Statistics0 1—12
Extracts from Vital Statistics—
Births and Birth Rates 12—13
Stillbirths and Stillbirth Rates 13
Total Live and Still Births 13
Infant Deaths and Death Rates 14—15
Maternal Deaths 16
Death All causes 16—18
Causes of Death in Age Groups 19
GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Isolation Accommodation 20
General Hospital 20
Ambulance Facilities 20
National Assistance Act, 1948 20
Public Mortuary 20
Disinfection and Disinfestation Service 21
Laboratory Facilities 21
Registration of Nursing Homes 21
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Adoptive Acts and Byelaws 22
Water Supply 23
Drainage and Sewerage 23
Revers and Streams 23
Chief Public Health Inspector’s Report—
Tables of Inspections and Improvements, etc. 25—26
Food Inspection 27
Tables—factories Act, 1937 and 1948 28
Public Cleansing Service 29
Refuse Collection and Disposal 29
Salvage 30
Kitchen Waste 30
Public Conveniences 30
Atmospheric Pollution 31—32
Clean Air Act, 1956 Smoke Control Area 32
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 32—33
Pet Animals Act, 1951 33
Shops Act, 1950 33
Swimming Pool 34
Verminous Premises 34
Wasp Destruction 34
Schools 34
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