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Erith 1939

[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 7
(d) Infantile Mortality 7
(e) Vital Statistics of District 8
(f) Causes of Death 9
(g) Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis
of Mortality 10
2. Population 11
3. Births 11
4. Deaths 11
5. Maternal Mortality 11
6. Infant Mortality 12
7. Unemployment Figures and Comments 13
B Maternity and Child Welfare Services.
1. Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme 14
2. Notification of Births 15
3. Child Welfare Centres 16
4. Home Visits by Health Visitors 18
5. Maternity Services.
(a) Maternity Home—Hainault 18
(b) Ante-Natal Clinic 18
(c) Abnormal Cases 19
6. Infant Life Protection 19
7. Midwives 20
8. Maternity and Nursing Homes 20
9. Dental Clinic 20
10. Nursing in the Home 20
(a) General 20
(b) Infectious Disease 20
(c) Home Help 20
11. National Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children 21
C Prevalence of and Control over Notifiable
Infectious Diseases.
1. Infectious Diseases’ Hospital 21
2. Tables 21
(a) Notifications 21
(b) Age Distribution 22
3. School Incidence of Infectious Disease 23
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