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 1928
[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 3
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee 3
Preface 8
I.—General Statistics.
Social Conditions 4
Population 14
Sickness and Invalidity 15
II.—Vital Statistics.
Annual Statistics 16
Births 18
Marriages 20
Deaths 20
Maternal Mortality 29
Child Mortality 31
Infant Mortality 32
III.—General Provision of Health Services.
Hospitals 38
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers 42
Ambulance Facilities 42
Clinics and Treatment Centres 42
Staff 45
Professional Nursing in the Home 48
Midwives 49
Maternal Mortality 49
Chemical Work 49
Bacteriological Examinations 50
Adoptive Acts, By.laws and Regulations in force in the Borough 50
IV.—Health Propaganda.
General Reference 51
Health Exhibition, 1928 52
Health Talks to Mothers and Fathers at Welfare Centres 54
Health Talks to School Children 55
Use of Slogans 56
Other Matters 57