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 7
2. Comparative Rainfall 8
3. Unemployment Figures and Comments 9
4. Statistics
(a) General 9
(b) Births, Birth Rate, Still Births, Still
Birth Rates 10
(c) Infant Mortality 10
(d) Deaths, Death Rate, Maternal
Mortality Rate 11
(e) Summary of Vital Statistics for year
1962 12
(f) Vital Statistics of the whole District
during 1962 and previous years 13
(g) Table showing Summary of Causes
of Death during 1962 14
(h) Infant Mortality—Causes of death
and table of comparison 15
(i) Comparison of Maternal Mortality
Rate 16
B Prevalence of and control over Infectious and
other Diseases
1. Notifications 17
(a) Age Distribution 18
(b) Ward Distribution 19
2. Tuberculosis
(a) New cases notified during 1962 20
(b) Deaths 20
3. Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
munisation 21
4. Vaccination against Smallpox 21
5. Vaccination against Poliomyelitis 22
C General Provision of Health Services for the Area
1. General Hospital Facilities 23
2. Infectious Disease Hospitals 23
3. Tuberculosis Treatment and Hospital
Accommodation 23
4. Venereal Diseases 23
5. Ambulance Service 23
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