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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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IX.—Maternity and Child Welfare.
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Notification of Births Acts 146
The Work of the Health Visitors 146
The Work of the Welfare Centres 147
Voluntary Centre 152
Artificial Sunlight Clinic 152
Collective Instruction of Expectant and Nursing Mothers 157
Assisted Milk Scheme 157
Feeding of Infants 157
Treatment of Minor Ailments 159
Dental Treatment 159
Orthopaedic Treatment 160
Provision of Nursing Assistance 162
Home Helps 162
Convalescent Home Treatment 164
Hospital Beds for Children under Five Years 164
Institutional Midwifery 164
Public Health (Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia)
Regulations, 1926 166
Blind Persons Act, 1920 166
Widows', Orphans' and Old Ago Contributory Pensions Act,
1925 166
Local Government Act, 1929 166
Meteorology.