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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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CONTENTS
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Members of the Urban District Council 5
Staff 5
Prefatory Letter 6
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions
of the Area.
Vital Statistics 10
Population 11
Births 12
Deaths 12
Morbidity Statistics 13
Medical Examinations 13
Unemployment 14
Open Air Recreational Amenities 14
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 20
British Red Cross Society— Medical Loan Depot 22
Day Nurseries 20
Diseases of Animals Acts 20
Disinfection 18
Domestic Help Service 20
Domiciliary Midwifery 20
Health Visiting 21
Home Nursing Service 21
Hospitals 20
Laboratory Service 19
Local Clinic Services 22
National Assistance Act, 1948 19
Nursing Homes 19
Old People's Welfare Committee 22
Public Mortuary 19
Women's Voluntary Services 21
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Agriculture
(Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act, 1956 26
Atmospheric Pollution 30
Cesspools 26
Complaints 27
Drainage and Sewerage 27
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 27
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1951 28
Pet Animals Act, 1951 28
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 29
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951 29
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 29
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 29
Shops Act, 1950 29
Swimming Baths and Pools 30
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 31
Water Supply 31