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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Public Health and Housing Committee 2
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee 2
Summary of Statistics 3
Preface 8
I.—Natural and Social Conditions.
Social Conditions 11
Area 11
Population 11
II.—Vital Statistics.
Annual Statistics 13
Births 14
Marriages 16
Deaths 16
Child Mortality 26
Infantile Mortality 27
III.—General Provisions of Health Services.
Hospitals 33
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers 34
Ambulance Facilities 34
Clinics and Treatment Centres 35
Staff 36
Professional Nursing in the Home 39
Midwives 40
Chemical Work 40
Bacteriological Examinations 40
Adoptive Acts, By-Laws and Regulations in force in the
Borough 41
Health Week 44