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Erith 1949

[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. Physical Situation and Amenities 7
2. Comparative Rainfall 7
3. Unemployment Figures and Comments 8
4. Statistics 8
(a) General 8
(b) Births, Birth Rate, Still Births, Still Birth
Rates 8
(c) Deaths, Death Rate, Maternal Mortality
Rate 9
(d) Infant Mortality 9
(e) Summary of Vital Statistics for year 1949 10
(f) Vital Statistics of whole District during
1949 and previous years 11
(g) Table showing Summary of Causes of
Death during 1949 12
(h) Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rate 13
(i) Infant Mortality—Causes of death and
table of comparison 14
B Maternity and Child Welfare Services
1. Child Welfare Services 15
2. Maternity Services—Hainault Maternity
Home 15
C. Prevalence of and Control over Infectious and
other Diseases
1. Notifications 16
(a) Age Distribution 17
2. Tuberculosis 18
(a) New cases notified during 1949 18
(b) Deaths 18
(c) Quarterly Statements for year 1949 19
3. Scabies 20
4. Diphtheria Immunisation 20
5. Smallpox 21
D General Provision of Health Services for
the Area
1. General Hospital Facilities 22
2. Infectious Disease Hospitals 22
3. Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital
Accommodation 22
4. Venereal Diseases 22
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