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Bromley 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Members of the Health and Maternity and Child Welfare
Committees 6
Staff 7
Prefatory Letter 10
Section A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the. Area.
Summary of Statistics 16
Social Conditions 17
Meteorology 19
Unemployment 19
Occupations 20
Population 20
Vital Statistics:—
Births 21
Stillbirths 22
Deaths 23
Infantile Mortality 24
Maternal Mortality 26
Section B. (I). General Provision of Health Services for the
Area.
Laboratory Facilities 28
Ambulance Facilities 28
Nursing in the Home 28
Bromley and District Nursing Association 28
Haves and West Wickham Nursing Association 29
Treatment Centres and Clinics provided by the Local
Authority 31
Tuberculosis Dispensary 32
Venereal Diseases Treatment Centres 32
Hospitals—Public and Voluntary 32
Nursing Homes, Public Health Act. 1936, Sec.
187/105 33
Nursing Homes and Hospitals Tabulation 34
Other Institutions 35
Section B. (II). Maternity and Child Welfare.
Details of Services 38
Ante-Natal Clinics 39
Natal Services:—
Domiciliary Midwifery Service 40
Mid wives 41
Administration of the Midwives Acts, 1902-1936 41
Inspection of Midwives 42
Institutional Provision for Mothers and Children:—
Infants 44
Maternity Hospital 44
Puerperal Fever, Isolation and Treatment 45