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 9
3. Unemployment Figures and Comments 10
4. Statistics 10
(a) General 10
(b) Births, Birth Rate, Still Births, Still
Birth Rates 11
(c) Infant Mortality 11
(d) Deaths, Death Rate, Maternal
Mortality Rate 12
(e) Summary of Vital Statistics for year
1959 13
(f) Vital Statistics of the whole District
during 1959 and previous years 14
(g) Table showing Summary of Causes
of Death during 1959 15
(h) Infant Mortality—Causes of death
and table of comparison 16
(i) Comparison of Maternal Mortality
Rate 17
B Prevalence of and control over Infectious and
other Diseases
1. Notifications 18
(a) Age Distribution 19
(b) Ward Distribution 20
2. Tuberculosis
(a) New cases notified during 1959 21
(b) Deaths 21
3. Diphtheria Immunisation 22
4. Vaccination against Smallpox 23
5. Vaccination against Poliomyelitis 23
C General Provision of Health Services for the Area
1. General Hospital Facilities 24
2. Infectious Disease Hospitals 24
3. Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital
Accommodation 24
4. Venereal Diseases 24
5. Ambulance Service 24
6. School Clinics 24
7. Maternity and Child Welfare Centres 25
8. Maternity Home 25
9. Private Nursing Homes 25
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