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Erith 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Arrangement of Report.
Section Page
A Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
1. General Summary of Statistics.
(a) General 6
(b) Births 6
(c) Deaths 6
(d) Infantile Mortality 7
(e) Vital Statistics of District 8
(f) Causes of Death 9
(g) Birth Rates, Death Rates and
Analysis of Mortality 10
2. Population 11
3. Births 11
4. Deaths 11
5. Maternal Mortality 11
6. Infant Mortality 12
7. Natural and Social Condition of the Area 13
8. Unemployment Figures and Comments 14
B Maternity and Child Welfare Services.
1. Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme 14
2. Notification of Births 16
3. Child Welfare Centres 17
4. Home Visits by Health Visitors 19
5. Maternity Services 19
(a) Maternity Home—Hainault 19
(b) Ante-natal Clinic 19
(c) Ante-natal Inpatient Accommodation 20
(d) Abnormal Cases 20
6. Infant Life Protection 20
7. Midwives 21
8. Maternity and Nursing Homes 21
9. Dental Clinic 21
10. Nursing in the Home 22
(a) General 22
(b) Infectious Disease 22
(c) Home Help 22
11. National Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children 22
C Prevalence of and Control over Notifiable
Infectious Diseases.
1. Infectious Diseases Hospital 23
2. Tables 23
(a) Notifications 23
(b) Age Distribution 24
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