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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
Orpington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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CONTENTS.
Page
Members of the Health Committee 3
Staff 3
Prefatory Letter 4
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions.
Vital Statistics 8
Population 9
Births 9
Illegitimate Births 9
Stillbirths 9
Deaths 10
Infant Deaths 10
Maternal Mortality 10
Unemployment 10
Open Air Recreational Facilities 11
Section B. Summary of Health Services.
Public Health Services Rendered by the Council 14
Hospitals 15
Health Visiting 15
Domiciliary Midwifery 15
Home Nursing Service 15
Domestic Help Service 15
Child Welfare Centres16
Clinics 16
Ambulance Service 17
Laboratory Service 17
Day Nurseries 17
Diseases of Animals Acts 17
Medical Loan Depots 17
Meals on Wheels 17
Tuberculosis Care Committee 18
St. John Ambulance Brigade 18
Old People's Welfare Committee 18
Old People's Clubs 18
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances.
Water Supply 22
Drainage and Sewerage 23
Cesspools 23
Rivers and Streams 24
Swimming Baths 24
Section D. Factories, Workplaces, Etc.
Factories, Workplaces and Outworkers 26
Smoke Abatement 26
Shops Act 27
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 27
Rodent Control 28
Section E. Housing.
Housing Inspections 30
Rehousing 30
Moveable Dwellings 31