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
Dagenham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Officers of the Public Health Services 6
General Statistics 8
General Provision of Health Services for the Area 11
Hospital Provision 11
Ambulance 13
Clinics 17
Nursing in the Home 20
Laboratory Facilities 20
Legislation in Force 21
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 22
Disinfection 24
Sanitary Inspection 26
Housing Statistics 27
Statistics of Inspections 27
Inspection and Supervision of Food 30
Food Poisoning 34
Infectious and Other Diseases 37
Diphtheria 38
Scarlet Fever 43
Tuberculosis 46
Cancer 48
Maternity and Child Welfare 49
Infant Mortality 50
Maternal Mortality 52
Infant Welfare Centres 54
Ante-Natal Services 57