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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
Erith 1942
[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 8
(a) General 8
(b) Births 8
(c) Deaths 8
(d) Infantile Mortality 9
(e) Vital Statistics of District 9
(f) Causes of Death 10
(g) Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis
of Mortality 11
2. Maternal Mortality 12
3. Infantile Mortality 13
4. Unemployment Figures and Comments 13
B Maternity and Child Welfare Services.
1. Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme 14
2. Notification of Births Table 15
3. Infant Welfare Centres 16
4. Home Visits by Health Visitors 17
5. Maternity Services 17
(a) Maternity Home—Hainault 17
(b) Ante-natal 18
(c) Abnormal Cases 19
6. Infant Life Protection 19
7. Midwives 19
8. Dental Clinic 19
9. Home Help 20
C Prevalence of and Control over Notifiable
Infectious Diseases.
1. Infectious Diseases' Hospital 20
2. Tables 20
(a) Notifications 21
(b) Scabies 21
(c) Age Distribution 22
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