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1871—72.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
Medical Officer of Health.
Page
The Census 2
The Rate of Increase in the Metropolis 2
Comparative Rates of Population to Houses in St. (riles and its Sub-districts 3
Causes of the overcrowding in St. Giles District. 3
The Birth-rate in St. Giles District 4
The Death-rate in ditto 4
Effect of Epidemics on the Death-rate 5
The Deatli-rate among Infants in St. Giles District 5
The Death-rate among Persons 60 years of age and upwards ill ditto .. 5
The Death-rate among persons at all ages in ditto 5
Small Pox 5
Summons against a Master and Medical attendant 6
Small Pox in common Lodging Houses 6
Vaccination as a preventive 6
Comparative Dcatli-ratc at home and in Hospital 7
Re-vaccination 7
Tables 8
Other Zymotic diseases, viz. Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough and Fevers 8
Inquest cases 9
Registrations without Certificates 9
Deaths from violence 9
The Mortality in the Sub-districts of St. Giles District 9
The Mortality among Infants 10
The causes of Infant Mortality 10
Syphilis 10
Zymotic Diseases 10
Mal-nutrition 10
The evils of Artificial Feeding 11
The Composition of Cows Milk freshly drawn 11
The amount of Cream and Caseum in various samples of Cow's Milk 11
Injurious effects of dilution of Milk on the health of Infants 12
Stall feeding 13
The state of London Com Sheds 13
The small supply of Milk from St. Giles Cows 13
The Composition of various kinds of farinaceous food, viz., Dr. Ridge's food,
Brown and Poison's, Colman's British Com Flour, Robinson & Belleville's
Prepared Groats, Robinson and Bellevi'lc's Prepared Barley, Oatmeal,
Ground Rice. Flour.
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