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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Treatment of Minor Ailments 51
Dental Treatment 51
Orthopaedic Treatment of Children under Five Years of Age 52
Provision of Nursing Assistance 53
Children's Beds 53
Institutional Midwifery 54
Ante-Natal Treatment and Emergencies 54
Convalescent Home Treatment for Children under Five Years of Age 54
Convalescent Home Treatment for Expectant and Nursing Mothers 54
Supply of Milk, etc., to Mothers and Children 55
Blind Persons Act, 1920 55
Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925 55
IV.— SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Staff 56
Water Supply 56
Drainage 56
Removal and Disposal of Refuse 56
Complaints 57
Sanitary Inspection of the Area 57
Shops Act. 1934 58
Smoke Abatement 59
Public Baths and Washhouses 59
Eradication of Bed-Bugs 61
Factory and Workshop Act 67
The Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 69
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 69
Nuisance from Pigeons 69
Rag and Bone By-laws 69
Rag Flock Act 70
Mortuaries 70
Cemeteries 70
Offensive Trades 71
Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons 71
Children's Sandpits 71
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933 71
Legal Proceedings 72
v.— INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
General Reference 74
Milk Supply 74
Meat Supply 77
Registered Premises 79
Other Food Premises 79
Unsound Food 80
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 80
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts 80
Sophistication of Food 82
Adulterated Samples—Action taken 89
Other Legal Proceedings 92
Food Poisoning 92
Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of Food 93
Nutrition 93
VI.— HOUSING.
Statistics 94
Statistics 95
Overcrowding 97
Inspection of Houses 98
Underground Rooms 98
Clearance Areas 106
Hutment Dwellings 106
Re-housing of Old People Living Alone