Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Area 48
Factory and Workshops Act 50
Rats 52
Offensive Trades 52
Rag Flock Act 52
Mortuaries 52
Cemeteries 53
Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons 53
Legal Proceedings 53
Public Baths and Washhouses 54
VI.— INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
General Reference 56
Milk Supply 57
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts 58
Merchandise Marks Act 59
Meat Inspection 60
Other Food Premises 61
Unsound Food 61
Sophistication of Food 63
Adulterated Samples—Action Taken 66
Food Poisoning 66
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food 68
Nutrition 68
Food By-laws 68
VII.— HOUSING.
Statistics 69
Inspection of Houses 71
Rent Restrictions Acts 72
Tents and Vans 72
Houses Let in Lodgings 72
New Houses 72
Council's Housing Scheme 73
Common Lodging Houses 73
Census, 1931 73
Bug Infestation 78
VIII.— INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Notifications 82
Diphtheria 88
Scarlet Fever 89
Smallpox 91
Erysipelas, Malaria and Dysentery 91
Enteric Fever 91
Anterior Poliomyelitis 91
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 91
Encephalitis Lethargica 92
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia 92
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 93
Zymotic Enteritis 93
Whooping Cough 93
Measles 93
Pneumonia 95
Tuberculosis 96
IX.— MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
General Reference 106
Staff 107
Notification of Births Acts 108
The Work of the Health Visitors 108