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 1938
[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 15
Ambulance 18
Clinics 20
Nursing in the Home 23
Laboratory Facilities 25
Legislation in Force 25
Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 27
Disinfection 33
Sanitary Inspection 36
Housing Statistics 40
Statistics of Inspections 40
Inspection and Supervision of Food 45
Infectious and Other Diseases 50
Diphtheria 51
Scarlet Fever 57
Tuberculosis 61
Cancer 64
Maternity and Child Welfare 66
Infant Mortality 66
Maternal Mortality 69
Infant Welfare Centres 71
Ante-Natal Services 76
Supervision of Midwives 83