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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Vital Statistics—
Population 6
Birth Rate 6
Death Rate 6
Infantile Mortality 6
Maternity and Infant Work —
Infant Mortality in various Wards 7
Infant Centres 8
Maternity Hostel 9
Sick Nursing 10
Methods of Feeding and Mortality 10
Notifications of Births 12
Midwives 12
General Matters—
Influenza 12
The work of the Health Yisitors 18
Tuberculosis and Milk 20
Disinfection 20
Cleansing of Persons at Disinfecting Station 20
Mental Deficiency 20
Venereal Diseases 22
Local Government Board Returns—
Table I. Vital Statistics of whole district during 1918
and previous years 27
Table II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during
1918 28
Table III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during 1918 30
Table IV. Infantile Mortality during 1918, Death from
stated causes in weeks and months under
one year of age 43
Table V. Cases notified and deaths from the principal
zymotic diseases for the year 1918 and
preceding years 52
Table VI. Vital Statistics of separate Wards in 1918
and previous years 53
Work of Sanitary Inspecting Staff—
Inspections 54
Notices and Council Orders 54
Municipal and other Common Lodging Houses 54
Factory and Workshop Act 57
Meat Inspections 61
Slaughterhouses 62
Dairies and Cowsheds 63
Food and Drugs Acts 64
Milk and Cream Regulations 65
Meteorological Records 69
Tuberculosis—
General Survey of cases dealt with through the Tuber
culosis Dispensary and work done in connection with
them 71
Sanatorium and Hospital Treatment 73
Work of the Borough Hospital 75
Report on School Medical Work 84