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Kingston upon Thames 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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A NNUAL REPORT
19 4 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface.
Staff of the Public Health Department.
SECTION A
Statistics and Social Conditions.
Parte.
(i) General Statistics
(ii ^ Social Conditions 1
(iii; Extracts from Vital Statistics 1, 2, 3, 4
(iv) Causes of Death
SECTION B
General Provisions of Health Services.
1, (i) .Public Health Officers
(ii) (a) Laboratory Facilities 6
(b) Ambulance Facilities 6
(c) Nursing in the Home 7
(d) Clinics and Treatment Centres 8
(e) Hospitals 9
2, Institutional Medical Service Omitted.
(Surrey County Council)
3. Maternity and Child Y/elfare
(i) (a^ Midwifery Service 10
(b) (i) Maternal Mortality11
(ii) Infant Mortality 12
(iii) Puerperal Pyrexia 13
(ii) (a) Ante-Natal Services13
(b) Post-Natal Services14
(c) Infant Welfare Services 15, 16
(iii) (a) Institutional Treatment for Mothers
and Children 17
(b) Day Nurseries 17
ic) Care of Premature Infants 18
(d) Care of Illegitimate Children 19
(iv) Health Visitors 19
(v) Child Life Protection 20
(vi) Treatment
(a) Dental Treatment 20
(b) Ophthalmic 21
(c) Artificial Sunlight22
(d) Tonsils and Adenoids 22
(e) Orthopaedic Treatment 22
(f) Treatment of Scabies 23
(g) Convalescent Treatment 23
(h) (i) Diphtheria Immunisation 23
(ii; Vaccination 23
(vii) Home Helps 23
4. Nursing Homes 24