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
(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 1960 and previous years 14
(g) Table showing Summary of Causes
of Death during 1960 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 1960 21
(b) Deaths 21
3. Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
munisation and Smallpox Vaccination.
22
4. Diphtheria Immunisation (Completed
Course) 23
5. Vaccination against Poliomyelitis 23
6. Mass X-Ray Campaign 24
C General Provision of Health Services for the Area
1. General Hospital Facilities 30
2. Infectious Disease Hospitals 30
3. Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital
Accommodation 30
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