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. Physical Situation and Amenities 8
2. Comparative Rainfall 8
3. Unemployment Figures and Comments 9
4. Statistics 9
(a) General 9
(b) Births, Birth Rate, Still Births, Still Birth
Rates 10
(c) Deaths, Death Rate, Maternal Mortality
Rate 10
(d) Infant Mortality 11
(e) Summary of Vital Statistics for year 1950 12
(f) Vital Statistics of whole District during
1950 and previous years 13
(g) Table Showing Summary of Causes of
Death during 1950 14
(h) Comparison of Maternal Mortality Rate 15
(i) Infant Mortality—Causes of death and
table of comparison 15
B Prevalence of and Control over Infectious and
other Diseases
1. Notifications 17
(a) Age Distribution 18
(b) Ward Distribution 19
2. Tuberculosis 20
(a) New cases notified during 1950 20
(b) Deaths 21
(c) Quarterly statements for year 1950 20
(d) Mass Radiography 22
3. Diphtheria Immunisation 23
4. Scabies 24
5. Smallpox 24
C General Provision of Health Services for the Area
1. General Hospital Facilities 26
2. Infectious Disease Hospitals 26
3. Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital
Accommodation 26
4. Venereal Diseases 26
5. Ambulance Service 26
6. School Clinics 26
7. Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 27
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