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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
Shoreditch 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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CONTENTS.
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Statistical Summary 2
General 3
Population 0
Births 6
Marriages 1
Deaths 7
Infectious Disease 16
Venereal Disease 33
Tuberculosis 33
Municipal Dental Hospital 43
Sanitary Work 46
Housing 51
Factories and Workshops 55
Food 60
Maternity and Child Welfare 65
Health Week 78
Staff 80
New Legislation 82
Index 83
LIST OF STATISTICAL TABLES CONTAINED IN THE REPORT.
| Statistical Summary | 2 |
| For whole district during 1929 and previous years | 4 |
| Cases of Infectious disease notified during 1929 | 17 |
| Causes of, and ages at, death during year 1929 | 10 & 11 |
| Infantile mortality during 1929 | 12 |
| Comparison of London and Shoreditch birth and death rates in 1929 | 5 |
| Summary of proceedings under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 49 |
| Summary of Tuberculosis Certificates received | 31 |
| Summary compiled from the abstracts of their work prepared by the Sanitary Inspectors for 1929 | 48 |
| Housing Conditions | 51 to 54 |
| Factory and Workshop Act—Summary of work | 55 to 60 |
| Return of work carried out at Tuberculosis Dispensary | 38 to 41 |
| Maternity and Child Welfare | 65 to 78 |
| Nursing List | 32 |
| Maternal Mortality | 13 & 14 |
| Cancer | 15 & 16 |
| Summary of deaths from Tuberculosis | 36 & 37 |
| Municipal Dental Hospital | 43 to 45 |