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 Bromley]
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CONTENTS.
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Members of the Town Council 7
Staff 7
Prefatory Letter 9
Section A. Vital and Other Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
Vital Statistics 14
Births 16
Deaths 16
Meteorological Observations 20
Morbidity Statistics 18
Open Air Recreational Amenities 20
Population 16
Medical Examinations 18
Unemployment 19
Section B. General Provision of Health Services for the Area.
Ambulance Service 34
Disinfection 26
Domiciliary Midwifery 33
Domestic Help Service 34
Health Visiting 33
Home Nursing Service 34
Hospitals 33
Laboratory Service 25
Local Clinic Services 34
Medical Loan Depots 26
Moral Welfare 31
National Assistance Act, 1948 24
Nursing Homes 24
Old People—Welfare 27
Public Mortuary 24
Venereal Diseases 33
Women's Welfare Clinic 33
Section C. Sanitary and Environmental Circumstances of the Area.
Cesspools 41
Diseases of Animals Acts 44
Drainage and Sewerage 41
Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948 38
Heating Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952 42
Pet Animals Act, 1951 43
Petroleum (Regulation) Acts, 1928 and 1936 45
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 44
Public Cleansing, Refuse Collection and Disposal 42
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials Act, 1951 43
Registries for Female Domestic Servants 46
Retail Market 46
Rivers, Streams and Lakes 41
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 39
Shops Act, 1950 43
Smoke Abatement 42
Swimming Baths and Pools 41
Verminous Conditions and Uncleanliness 42
Water Supply 39