London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finchley 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Vital Statistics— page
Population of the District, and of each of the Sub-Districts 7
Number of People to the Acre 8
Births and Birth-rate 8
Mortality, Death-rates, and Causes of Mortality 8
Infectious Diseases and Measures taken to Prevent their Spread 18
Measles and Whooping Cough 21
Scarlet Fever and the Scarlet Fever Hospital 23
Vaccination 24
Typhoid Fever 25
Diphtheria and "Anti-toxin" 25
Meteorology 26
Sanitary Work Performed During the Year 29
Nuisances 29
House to House Inspection 29
Sanitary Premises 29
The Sewage Farm: The Filter Beds 30
Experiments on Sewage Precipitation 31
Analyses performed 36
List of Dairies and Milkshops 36
List of Bakehouses and Slaughter-houses in the District 37
Report of the Sanitary Inspector 39
Constant Supply of Water 41
The Factory and Workshops Acts, 1878—1895 41