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 10
2. Comparative Rainfall 11
3. Unemployment Figures and Comments 12
4. Statistics 12
(a) General 12
(b) Births, Birth Rate, Still Births, Still
Birth Rates 13
(c) Deaths, Death Rate, Maternal
Mortality Rate 13
(d) Infant Mortality 14
(e) Summary of Vital Statistics for year
1957 15
(f) Vital Statistics of the whole District
during 1957 and previous years 16
(g) Table showing Summary of Causes
of Death during 1957 17
(h) Infant Mortality—Causes of death
and table of comparison 18
(i) Comparison of Maternal Mortality
Rate 19
4B Prevalence of and control over Infectious and
other Diseases
1. Notifications 20
(a) Age Distribution 21
(b) Ward Distribution 22
2. Tuberculosis
(a) New cases notified during 1957 23
(b) Deaths 23
3. Diphtheria Immunisation 24
4. Vaccination against Smallpox
5. Vaccination against Poliomyelitis
C General Provision of Health Services for the Area
1. General Hospital Facilities 26
2. Infectious Disease Hospitals 26
3. Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital 26
Accommodation26
4. Venereal Diseases 26
5. Ambulance Service 26
6. School Clinics 26
7. Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 27
8. Maternity Home 27
9. Private Nursing Homes 27
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