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Croydon 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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CONTENTS.
A.—PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT.
page.
Introductory 3
Statistical Summary 7
Section I.—Population, births, deaths, nursing facilities 8
,, II.—Infectious diseases 17
,, III.—Tuberculosis 25
,, IV.—Maternity and child welfare 36
„ V.—Mental deficiency 52
,,VI.—Venereal diseases 56
VII.—Housing 58
,, VIII.—Sanitary administration; food supplies 61
„ IX.—Appendix with Statistical Tables 76
Page. Page.
Acts, adoptive 61 Health visitors, work of 48
Ambulance service 23 Homework 65
Ante-natal clinic 44 Hospitals 16
Hostel, St. Mary's (maternity) 46
Bacteriological examination 23 Housing 58
Bakehouses 65
Births 11 Illegitimacy 13
Borough Hospital 21 Infact Welfare clinics, municipal 48
Bronchitis 12 ,, ,, voluntary 48
Bye-laws and regulations 61Infact mortality 12
Infant and child mortality, special
Cancer 12 report 36
Census, 1921 9 Infectious diseases 17
Child-birth, accidents and diseases Influenza 78
of 47
Clinics 14
Contacts, tuberculosis 26 Laboratory work 23
Convalescent homes 51 Acts
Cowkeapers 70 Lodging houses, common 63
Cross-infections 22
Croydon Corporation Act, 1900 70 Massage clinic 49
Crovdon Nursing Service 13 Maternity home 46
Measles 20
Dairies, cow-sheds and milkshops 68 Meat inspection 65
Deaths 11 Medical help records 45
Diarrhoea, epidemic 20 Meningitis 20
Diphtheria 18 Mental deficiency 52
Disinfection 24 Medicines 27
Dispensary tuberculosis 26 Midwives 45
Dried milk 50 Milk. provision of 50
Milk and cream regulations 74
Encephalitis lethargica 20 Milk, tuberculous 71
Enteric fever 19 Milkshops 70
Expectant mothers 45 Mixed infections 22
Mortality in child-birth 47
Factories & Workshops Acts 64 Mothers' and Infants' Welfare
Foods, inspection of 67 Association 48
Foods & Drugs Acts, Sale of 72
Foster children 49 Neo-natal mortality 79
Notification of Births Acts 47
Geology 8 Nuisances 62
Grangewood, special school 53 Nursing arrangements 13