Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 7
(a) General 7
(b) Births 7
(c) Deaths 7
(d) Infantile Mortality 8
(e) Vital Statistics of District 8
(f) Causes of Death 9
(g) Birth-rate, Death-rate and Analysis
of Mortality 10
2. Maternal Mortality 11
3. Infantile Mortality 12
4. Unemployment Figures and Comments 12
B Maternity and Child Welfare Services.
1. Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme 13
2. Notification of Births Table 14
3. Infant Welfare Centres 15
4. Home Visits by Health Visitors 16
5. Maternity Services 16
(a) Maternity Home—Hainault 16
(b) Ante-natal 17
(c) Abnormal Cases 17
6. Infant Life Protection 17
7. Midwives 18
8. Dental Clinic 18
9. Home Help 18
C Prevalence of and Control over Notifiable
Infectious Diseases.
1. Infectious Diseases' Hospital 19
2. Tables 20
(a) Notifications 20
(b) Scarlet Fever 20
(c) Diphtheria 21
(d) Measles and Whooping Cough 21
(e) Age Distribution 22
(f) Scabies 23-24
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