London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Woolwich 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Names of Members of Public Health Committee 2
Names of Members of Sanitary Staff 2
Summary of Statistics 4
Preface 10
Part I.— Statistics.
Population—New Houses 12
Births 16
Marriages 18
Deaths—Woolwich Death Rate compared with other Boroughs 19
Lives and Illness saved 23
Infant Mortality—Preventive Measures 24
Still-births 26
Mortality under five years 26
Zymotic Death Rate 26
Inquests and Uncertified Deaths 27
Deaths in Public Institutions 28
Small-pox and Vaccination 28
Chicken-pox 29
Measles 29
Whooping Cough 31
Scarlet Fever—Expense of unnecessary Hospital IsolationReturn
Cases—Isolation at Home—Sources of Infection—
Provision of Medical Attendance—Incubation period 33
Diphtheria—Sources of Infection 40
Mistaken Diagnosis 42
Bacteriological Examination 42
Anti-toxin—Free supply 44
Enteric Fever—Source of Infection 46