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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Members of the Council and Committee 7
Officers of the Public Health Services 8
General Statistics 10
General Provision of Health Services for
the Area 15
Hospital Provision 17
Ambulance 19
Clinics 21
Nursing in the Home 24
Laboratory Facilities 26
Legislation in Force 27
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 30
Disinfection 33
Sanitary Inspection 39
Housing Statistics 41
Statistics of Inspections 41
Inspection and Supervision of Food 46
Infectious and Other Diseases 54
Diphtheria 55
Scarlet Fever 64
Tuberculosis 71
Cancer 74
Maternity and Child Welfare 75
Infant Mortality 76
Maternal Mortality 79
Infant Welfare Centres 81
Ante-Natal Services 86