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Erith 1944

[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 16
4. Unemployment Figures and Comments 16
B Maternity and Child Welfare Services.
1. Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme 17
2. Notification of Births Table 18
3. Infant Welfare Centres 19
4. Home Visits by Health Visitors 20
5. Maternity Services 20
(a) Maternity Home—Hainault 21
(b) Ante-natal 21
(c) Abnormal Cases 22
6. Infant Life Protection 22
7. Midwives 23
8. Dental Clinic 23
9. Home Help 23
C Prevalence of and Control over Notifiable
Infectious Diseases.
1. Infectious Diseases' Hospital 23
2. Tables 24
(a) Notifications 24
(b) Scarlet Fever 24
(c) Measles 24
(d) Pertussis 25
Age Distribution 26
(e) Scabies 27-28
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