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
Wimbledon 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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LIST OF CONTENTS
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Introduction (i),(ii),(iii),(iv)
Health Committee Members and Health Sub-Conraittee Members 1
List of Staff 2
SECTION A: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS:
Statisitcs| etc 3,4,5,6
Population 7
Births 7
Illegitimacy 7
Deaths 7,8
Maternal Mortality 9
Infantile Mortality 9,10,11
Summary of Statistics 12
SECTIONB: GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES:
Laboratory Facilities 13
Nursing Homes 14
National Assistance Act 1948 15
Mass Radiography 16
Hospitals 17
Home Help Service 17
Midwifery and Home Nursing 17
Vvelfare Foods 17
Chiropody 17
Health Visitors 18
Ambulances 18
School Health Service 18
Day Nursery 18
Clinics 18,19,20
SECTION C: SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES:
Water Supply 21
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal 22
Inspection of District 22,23,24
Result of Service of Notices 24,25,26
Factories Acts 1937 to 1959 26,27
Outwork 27,28
SECTION D: HOUSING:
Overcrowding 28
Rehousing 28,29
New houses erected, etc.29
Rent Act 1957 29