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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Maternity and Child Welfare.
Staff 96
Welfare Centres 96
Treatment 97
Voluntary Work in the Borough 98
Home for Ailing Babies 99
The work of the Health Visitors 101
The work of the Centres 103
The needs of the Borough 104
Infectious Diseases 105
Puerperal Fever 105
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 105
Measles, Whooping Cough, and Poliomyelitis 106
Epidemic Diarrhoea 106
Administrative measures 106
Sanitary Administration.
Sanitary Staff 107
Public Analyst 107
Bacteriological Examinations 107
Housing.
General Housing Conditions 108
Shortage of Houses 108
Housing Scheme 109
Population 109
Fitness of Houses 109
Overcrowding 110
Unhealthy Areas 114
Government Hutments and Houses 114
New Houses 115
Appendices 116
Metereology.